IListSource Interface
Provides functionality to an object to return a list that can be bound to a data source.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The IListSource type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ContainsListCollection | Gets a value indicating whether the collection is a collection of IList objects. |
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:
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.
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.
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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