Data Sources

Local Data Sources

The sample application demonstrates how to bind a grid to a local data source. It specifically demonstrates how to:

Create an implicit style that targets DataCell
Make the grid read-only (see ReadOnly property)
Prevent columns from being automatically created (see AutoCreateColumns property)
Manually define columns (see Columns property and Column class)
Create DataTemplates that are used as the cell-content templates for various columns (see CellContentTemplate property)
Configure various column settings including:
- Changing the title that is displayed in the column headers (see Title class)
- Preventing grouping and sorting (see AllowGroup and AllowSort)
- Changing the width (see Width property)
- Changing how the cell content is displayed by providing a new DataTemplate (see CellContentTemplate property)
- Providing a custom group description (see DataGridGroupDescription class) that defines, though its associated group configuration (see DataGridGroupConfiguration class) how the group value is displayed in the group headers (see GroupValueTemplate property)
- Modifying a column's binding (see DisplayMemberBindingInfo property)
Add a notification control (see NotificationControl class) to the fixed footer section (see FixedFooters property)

The stand-alone version of this sample can be found in the following locations:

C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp\LocalDataSources
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET\LocalDataSources

Custom Data Sources

This sample application demonstrates how to bind the grid to a custom data source. It specifically demonstrates how to:

Prevent columns from being automatically created (see AutoCreateColumns property)
Manually define columns (see Columns property and Column class)
Create DataTemplates that are used as the cell-content templates for various columns (see CellContentTemplate property)
Configure various column settings including:
- Changing the title that is displayed in the column headers (see Title class)
- Changing the width (see Width property)
- Changing how the cell content is displayed by providing a new DataTemplate (see CellContentTemplate property)
- Providing a custom group description (see DataGridGroupDescription class) that defines, though its associated group configuration (see DataGridGroupConfiguration class) how the group value is displayed in the group headers (see GroupValueTemplate property)
Add a notification control (see NotificationControl class) to the fixed footer section (see FixedFooters property)

The stand-alone version of this sample can be found in the following locations:

C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp\CustomDataSources
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET\CustomDataSources

Remote List Data Sources

This sample demonstrates how to bind the grid to a remote list data source that only supports index-based navigation. It specifically demonstrates how to:

Prevent columns from being automatically created (see AutoCreateColumns property)
Make the grid read-only (see ReadOnly property)
Handle the UnhandledDataException event to be notified when an unhandled exception is thrown by the data-management engine
Manually define columns (see Columns property and Column class)
Add a notification control (see NotificationControl class) to the fixed footer section (see FixedFooters property)
Create DataTemplates that are used as the cell-content templates for various columns (see CellContentTemplate property)

The stand-alone version of this sample can be found in the following locations:

C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp\RemoteListDataSources
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET\RemoteListDataSources

SQL Data Sources

This sample demonstrates how to bind the grid to an SQL data source. It specifically demonstrates how to:

Prevent columns from being automatically created (see AutoCreateColumns property)
Make the grid read-only (see ReadOnly property)
Handle the UnhandledDataException event to be notified when an unhandled exception is thrown by the data-management engine
Manually define columns (see Columns property and Column class)
Add a notification control (see NotificationControl class) to the fixed footer section (see FixedFooters property)
Create DataTemplates that are used as the cell-content templates for various columns (see CellContentTemplate property)

The stand-alone version of this sample can be found in the following locations:

C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp\SQLDataSources
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET\SQLDataSources

WCF Data Services

This sample application demonstrates how to provide data to a grid using WCF Data Services. It specifically demonstrates how to:

Create DataTemplates that are used as the cell-content templates for various columns (see CellContentTemplate property)
Make the grid read-only (see ReadOnly property)
Manually define columns (see Columns property and Column class)
Handle the UnhandledDataException event to be notified when an unhandled exception is thrown by the data-management engine
Configure various column settings including:
- Changing the title that is displayed in the column headers (see Title class)
- Changing the width (see Width property)
- Changing how the cell content is displayed by providing a new DataTemplate (see CellContentTemplate property)
- Providing a custom group description (see DataGridGroupDescription class) that defines, though its associated group configuration (see DataGridGroupConfiguration class) how the group value is displayed in the group headers (see GroupValueTemplate property)
- Hiding a column (see Visible property)
Add a notification control (see NotificationControl class) to the fixed footer section (see FixedFooters property)

The stand-alone version of this sample can be found in the following locations:

C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp\WCFDataServices
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET\WCFDataServices

WCF RIA Services

This sample application demonstrates how to provide data to a grid using WCF RIA Services. It specifically demonstrates how to:

Make the grid read-only (see ReadOnly property)
Prevent columns from being automatically created (see AutoCreateColumns property)
Manually define columns (see Columns property and Column class)
Create DataTemplates that are used as the cell-content templates for various columns (see CellContentTemplate property)
Handle the UnhandledDataException event to be notified when an unhandled exception is thrown by the data-management engine
Configure various column settings including:
- Changing the title that is displayed in the column headers (see Title class)
- Changing the width (see Width property)
- Preventing grouping and sorting (see AllowGroup and AllowSort)
- Changing how the cell content is displayed by providing a new DataTemplate (see CellContentTemplate property)
- Providing a custom group description (see DataGridGroupDescription class) that defines, though its associated group configuration (see DataGridGroupConfiguration class) how the group value is displayed in the group headers (see GroupValueTemplate property)
- Hiding a column (see Visible property)
Add a notification control (see NotificationControl class) to the fixed footer section (see FixedFooters property)

The stand-alone version of this sample can be found in the following locations:

C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp\WCFRiaServices
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET\WCFRiaServices