Microsoft® ADO.NET 4 Step by Step

Chapter 21. Binding Data with ADO.NET

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Bind data to controls in Windows Forms, WPF, and ASP.NET applications

• Understand the classes and technologies that make binding possible

• Create working database programs with simple drag-and-drop techniques

Data binding involves connecting display and data-entry controls with a data source in a way that somewhat automates the data management process. Rather than writing code that manually transfers data between, say, a DataTable instance and individual TextBox controls, you configure the controls to understand how they should obtain data from the DataTable. This simulated simplicity—the true complexity is hidden away inside of .NET controls and classes—brings ...