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DesignTimeData::GetSelectedDataSource Method (IComponent, String)

Gets a data source selected by name in the design host, represented by the specified component's site property and identified by the specified data source name.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

public:
static Object^ GetSelectedDataSource(
	IComponent^ component, 
	String^ dataSource
)

Parameters

component
Type: System.ComponentModel::IComponent
The IComponent object that contains the data source.
dataSource
Type: System::String
The name of the data source to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
An object implementing either IListSource or IEnumerable representing the selected data source, or nullptr if the data source or the designer host could not be accessed.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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