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BaseDataListDesigner::GetDesignTimeDataSource Method (IEnumerable, Int32, Boolean%)

Generates an object that can be used as a data source at design time.

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

protected:
IEnumerable^ GetDesignTimeDataSource(
	IEnumerable^ selectedDataSource, 
	int minimumRows, 
	[OutAttribute] bool% dummyDataSource
)

Parameters

selectedDataSource
Type: System.Collections::IEnumerable

An object implementing an IEnumerable that is used as a template for the data format.

minimumRows
Type: System::Int32

The minimum number of rows of sample data that the data source data should contain.

dummyDataSource
Type: System::Boolean%

true if the returned data source contains dummy data; false if the returned data source contains data from an actual data source.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections::IEnumerable
An object implementing an IEnumerable interface that serves as a data source for use at design time.

The BaseDataListDesigner::GetDesignTimeDataSource method attempts to construct a DataTable object from the data source that is specified by the selectedDataSource parameter. If this is not possible, it creates a DataTable from dummy data.

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, 1.1, 1.0
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