FarPoint.Win.Spread
DataSource Property
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FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread Namespace > FpSpread Class : DataSource Property


Gets or sets the name of the data source that populates the active sheet in this component.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property DataSource As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim value As Object
 
instance.DataSource = value
 
value = instance.DataSource
C# 
public object DataSource {get; set;}

Return Value

Object containing the data source

Exceptions

ExceptionDescription
InvalidOperationException Sheet count is zero; must be at least one sheet before DataSource can be set

Example

This example specifies the name of the data source that populates the active sheet.
C#Copy Code
FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread fpSpread1 = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread();
FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView shv = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView();
fpSpread1.Location = new Point(10, 10);
fpSpread1.Height = 200;
fpSpread1.Width = 400;
Controls.Add(fpSpread1);
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
DataTable emp = new DataTable("Employees");
DataTable div = new DataTable("Division");
emp.Columns.Add("LastName");
emp.Columns.Add("FirstName");
emp.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Jones", "Marianne"});
emp.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Fieldes", "Anna"});
div.Columns.Add("Section");
div.Columns.Add("Specialty");
div.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Finance", "Taxes"});
div.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Mergers", "Legal"});
ds.Tables.AddRange(new DataTable[] {emp, div});
fpSpread1.DataSource = ds;
fpSpread1.DataMember = "Division";
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim fpSpread1 As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread()
Dim shv As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView()
Dim info As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.StyleInfo()
info.BackColor = Color.LightBlue
fpSpread1.Location = New Point(10, 10)
fpSpread1.Height = 200
fpSpread1.Width = 400
Controls.Add(fpSpread1)
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv)
Dim ds As New DataSet()
Dim emp As New DataTable("Employees")
Dim div As New DataTable("Division")
emp.Columns.Add("LastName")
emp.Columns.Add("FirstName")
emp.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Jones", "Marianne"})
emp.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Fieldes", "Anna"})
div.Columns.Add("Section")
div.Columns.Add("Specialty")
div.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Finance", "Taxes"})
div.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Mergers", "Legal"})
ds.Tables.AddRange(New DataTable() {emp, div})
fpSpread1.DataSource = ds
fpSpread1.DataMember = "Division"

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