BaseDataBoundControlDesigner.ConnectToDataSource Method

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

When overridden in a derived class, typically unhooks events from the previous data source, and then attaches new events to the new data source.

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

protected:
virtual bool ConnectToDataSource () abstract
protected abstract boolean ConnectToDataSource ()
protected abstract function ConnectToDataSource () : boolean

Return Value

true if a connection to a new data source was performed, typically; false if the old and new data sources are the same.

The implementation of the ConnectToDataSource method typically involves unhooking events from the previous data source, and then attaching new events to the new data source.

  • Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see .

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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