System.ComponentModel Names ...


.NET Framework Class Library
IListSource Interface

Provides functionality to an object to return a list that can be bound to a data source.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<TypeConverterAttribute("System.Windows.Forms.Design.DataSourceConverter, System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")> _
Public Interface IListSource
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As IListSource
C#
[TypeConverterAttribute("System.Windows.Forms.Design.DataSourceConverter, System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")]
public interface IListSource
Visual C++
[TypeConverterAttribute(L"System.Windows.Forms.Design.DataSourceConverter, System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")]
public interface class IListSource
JScript
public interface IListSource
Remarks

You typically use this interface to return a list that can be bound to a data source, from an object that does not implement IList itself.

Binding to data can occur at either run time or in a designer, but there are rules for each. At run time, you can bind to data in any of the following:

  • Array

  • Implementer of IList, provided the implementer has a strongly typed Item property (that is, the Type is anything but Object). You can accomplish this by making the default implementation of Item private. If you want to create an IList that follows the rules of a strongly typed collection, you should derive from CollectionBase.

  • Implementer of ITypedList.

In a designer, you can initialize binding to Component objects by following the same rules.

NoteNote:

Implementers of IListSource can return an IList that contains a collection of IList objects.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to implement the IListSource interface. A component named EmployeeListSource exposes an IList for data binding by implementing the GetList method. For a full code listing, see How to: Implement the IListSource Interface.

Visual Basic
Imports System.ComponentModel

Public Class EmployeeListSource
    Inherits Component
    Implements IListSource

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
Public Sub New(ByVal Container As System.ComponentModel.IContainer)
        MyClass.New()

        'Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
        Container.Add(Me)

    End Sub

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Component Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

    End Sub

    'Component overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
            components.Dispose()
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Component Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Component Designer
    'It can be modified using the Component Designer.
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
    End Sub

#Region "IListSource Members"

    Public ReadOnly Property ContainsListCollection() As Boolean Implements System.ComponentModel.IListSource.ContainsListCollection
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Function GetList() As System.Collections.IList Implements System.ComponentModel.IListSource.GetList

        Dim ble As New BindingList(Of Employee)

        If Not Me.DesignMode Then
            ble.Add(New Employee("Aaberg, Jesper", 26000000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Cajhen, Janko", 19600000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Furse, Kari", 19000000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Langhorn, Carl", 16000000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Todorov, Teodor", 15700000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Vereb�lyi, �gnes", 15700000))
        End If

        Return ble

    End Function

#End Region

End Class
C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace IListSourceCS
{
    public class EmployeeListSource : Component, IListSource
    {
        public EmployeeListSource() {}

        public EmployeeListSource(IContainer container)
        {
            container.Add(this);
        }

        #region IListSource Members

        bool IListSource.ContainsListCollection
        {
            get { return false; }
        }

        System.Collections.IList IListSource.GetList()
        {
            BindingList<Employee>   ble = new BindingList<Employee>();

            if (!this.DesignMode)
            {
                ble.Add(new Employee("Aaberg, Jesper", 26000000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Cajhen, Janko", 19600000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Furse, Kari", 19000000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Langhorn, Carl", 16000000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Todorov, Teodor", 15700000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Vereb�lyi, �gnes", 15700000));
            }

            return ble;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
See Also

Reference

IListSource

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