This first code example demonstrates how to create a connection to the Access version of the Northwind database and create a property named "Orders" to which the grid will be bound. The code should be placed in the App.xaml.cs file.

VB.NET
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Public Partial Class App
    Inherits Application
    Public Property Data As DataSet
    Public Property Orders As DataTable
    Protected Overrides Sub OnStartup(ByVal e As StartupEventArgs)
        ' Set the licence key
        Xceed.Wpf.DataGrid.Licenser.LicenseKey = "Enter your license key here"
        Data = Xceed.Wpf.DataGrid.Samples.SampleData.DataProvider.GetNorthwindDataSet()
        Orders = Data.Tables("Orders")
        MyBase.OnStartup(e)
    End Sub
End Class
C#
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public partial class App : Application
  {
    public DataSet Data
    {
      get; set;
    }
    public DataTable Orders
    {
      get; set;
    }
    protected override void OnStartup( StartupEventArgs e )
    {
      // Set the licence key
      Xceed.Wpf.DataGrid.Licenser.LicenseKey = "Enter your license key here";
      Data = Xceed.Wpf.DataGrid.Samples.SampleData.DataProvider.GetNorthwindDataSet();
      Orders = Data.Tables[ "Orders" ];
      base.OnStartup( e );
    }
  }

The next example demonstrates how to bind a grid to the Orders table, which is retrieved through the Orders property implemented in the code above.

XAML
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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">
  <Grid.Resources>      
  <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_orders"
                                  Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},
                                                      Path=Orders}"/>
  </Grid.Resources>
  <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="OrdersGrid"
                        ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_orders}}"/>
</Grid>