> You don't actually need to implement IComponent. All you should need to do
> is add your class(es) as a data source using the Data Sources window.
>
> Once your classes are available as data sources, you can drag-drop them
> onto a form or otherwise use them like any other data source within the
> IDE.
>
> Rocky
> rocky.spambad@lhotka.net
>
>
> "Norbert Ruessmann" <nr@d1e2v3nr.de> wrote in message
> news:eHkoZDKeFHA.228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hello group,
>> I developed some Domain classes , which are NOT a not related to DataSet
>> / DataTable etc. in any way. But they provide similar featurs.
>>
>> A object can for instance contain a collection of Orders, plus a
>> collection of OrderItems. The collection of Orders contains Orders. Each
>> Order has a property OrderItems, which returns a collections of
>> OrderItems. This collection only contains the OrderItems blonging to the
>> corresponding Order (one to many relation)
>>
>> From code data binding works perfectly. I can write:
>>
>> dataGridOrders.DataSource = m_Orders; // instance of Orders Collection
>> dataGridItems.DataSource = m_Orders;
>> dataGridItems.DataMember = "OrderItems"; // name of property of Orders
>> class
>>
>> Thus I can display master/detail relations very easily, just as if I had
>> used a DataSet with two tables and a relation object.
>>
>> Now my Question: I would like to specify DataSource and DataMember in the
>> Properties Windows of the DataGrid in VS designer, just like I can do
>> with a typed DataSet. I made my class implement IComponent, thus I can
>> set the DataSource. But what do I have to implement in my class to be
>> able to specify the DataMember in designer????
>> I searched MSDN and the internet for two days now, but could not find any
>> information on how to do this.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Norbert Ruessmann
>>
>
>

"Norbert Ruessmann" <nr@d1e2v3nr.de> wrote in message
news:eHkoZDKeFHA.228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hello group,
> I developed some Domain classes , which are NOT a not related to DataSet /
> DataTable etc. in any way. But they provide similar featurs.
>
> A object can for instance contain a collection of Orders, plus a
> collection of OrderItems. The collection of Orders contains Orders. Each
> Order has a property OrderItems, which returns a collections of
> OrderItems. This collection only contains the OrderItems blonging to the
> corresponding Order (one to many relation)
>
> From code data binding works perfectly. I can write:
>
> dataGridOrders.DataSource = m_Orders; // instance of Orders Collection
> dataGridItems.DataSource = m_Orders;
> dataGridItems.DataMember = "OrderItems"; // name of property of Orders
> class
>
> Thus I can display master/detail relations very easily, just as if I had
> used a DataSet with two tables and a relation object.
>
> Now my Question: I would like to specify DataSource and DataMember in the
> Properties Windows of the DataGrid in VS designer, just like I can do with
> a typed DataSet. I made my class implement IComponent, thus I can set the
> DataSource. But what do I have to implement in my class to be able to
> specify the DataMember in designer????
> I searched MSDN and the internet for two days now, but could not find any
> information on how to do this.
>
>
> Regards
> Norbert Ruessmann
>

> You don't actually need to implement IComponent. All you should need to do
> is add your class(es) as a data source using the Data Sources window.
>
> Once your classes are available as data sources, you can drag-drop them
> onto a form or otherwise use them like any other data source within the
> IDE.
>
> Rocky
> rocky.spambad@lhotka.net
>
>
> "Norbert Ruessmann" <nr@d1e2v3nr.de> wrote in message
> news:eHkoZDKeFHA.228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hello group,
>> I developed some Domain classes , which are NOT a not related to DataSet
>> / DataTable etc. in any way. But they provide similar featurs.
>>
>> A object can for instance contain a collection of Orders, plus a
>> collection of OrderItems. The collection of Orders contains Orders. Each
>> Order has a property OrderItems, which returns a collections of
>> OrderItems. This collection only contains the OrderItems blonging to the
>> corresponding Order (one to many relation)
>>
>> From code data binding works perfectly. I can write:
>>
>> dataGridOrders.DataSource = m_Orders; // instance of Orders Collection
>> dataGridItems.DataSource = m_Orders;
>> dataGridItems.DataMember = "OrderItems"; // name of property of Orders
>> class
>>
>> Thus I can display master/detail relations very easily, just as if I had
>> used a DataSet with two tables and a relation object.
>>
>> Now my Question: I would like to specify DataSource and DataMember in the
>> Properties Windows of the DataGrid in VS designer, just like I can do
>> with a typed DataSet. I made my class implement IComponent, thus I can
>> set the DataSource. But what do I have to implement in my class to be
>> able to specify the DataMember in designer????
>> I searched MSDN and the internet for two days now, but could not find any
>> information on how to do this.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Norbert Ruessmann
>>
>
>