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DataSourceConverter::IsValidDataSource Method

Indicates whether the specified component is a valid data source for this converter.

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

protected:
virtual bool IsValidDataSource(
	IComponent^ component
)

Parameters

component
Type: System.ComponentModel::IComponent

The component to check as a valid data source.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if component implements IEnumerable or IListSource; otherwise, false.

The GetStandardValues method uses the IsValidDataSource method to determine the components that are available as standard accessible data sources. For the DataSourceConverter class, a valid data source is a component that implements the IEnumerable or IListSource interface.

Notes to Implementers:

Custom data source converters can derive from the DataSourceConverter class, and override the IsValidDataSource method, to test for the interface implementations that are required to use a component as a data source.

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

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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