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I'm getting data in a generic list class, which I'm not going to
change. I would like to
use it as a datasource for a datagrid or a gridview, but it doesn't
implement IEnumerable.

I'm wondering if there's a simple technique that would allow me to get
the data into the datagrid.

One option is to use the generic BindingList<T> class.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...DownFilterText





"cowznofsky" <> wrote in message
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> I'm getting data in a generic list class, which I'm not going to
> change. I would like to
> use it as a datasource for a datagrid or a gridview, but it doesn't
> implement IEnumerable.
>
> I'm wondering if there's a simple technique that would allow me to get
> the data into the datagrid.
>

On Jul 12, 3:35 pm, "Fred Mertz" <A...@B.COM> wrote:
> One option is to use the generic BindingList<T> class.
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...Mtps_DropDownF...
>
> "cowznofsky" <jhco...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news: ps.com...
>
>
>
> > I'm getting data in a generic list class, which I'm not going to
> > change. I would like to
> > use it as a datasource for a datagrid or a gridview, but it doesn't
> > implement IEnumerable.
>
> > I'm wondering if there's a simple technique that would allow me to get
> > the data into the datagrid.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Well, this looked to be just what I needed, but I haven't been able to
get it to work.
In the code below I have my original generic list, myColumns, and my
BindingList, bColumns. I populate bColumns, and I confirm that I can
get a value from the 'DB_Column_Name' property.
Then I try to populate a dropdownlist box. Perhaps I may be using the
wrong syntax here.
But I also try to populate a datagrid, and get an error saying that
'DB_Column_Name' is not found. If I try change the grid to
AutoGenerateColumns="True", it still does not work.

List<MasterColumnRecord> myColumns = wcc.Columns;

BindingList<MasterColumnRecord> bColumns = new
BindingList<MasterColumnRecord>();
foreach (MasterColumnRecord mcr in myColumns)
{
bColumns.Add(mcr);
}
string test = bColumns[0].DB_Column_Name;

SortList.DataSource = bColumns;
SortList.DataMember = "DB_Column_Name";
SortList.DataBind();

DataGrid1.DataSource = bColumns;
DataGrid1.DataBind();

On Jul 12, 4:10 pm, cowznofsky <jhco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 12, 3:35 pm, "Fred Mertz" <A...@B.COM> wrote:
>
>
>
> > One option is to use the generic BindingList<T> class.
>
> >http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...Mtps_DropDownF...
>
> > "cowznofsky" <jhco...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >news: ups.com...
>
> > > I'm getting data in a generic list class, which I'm not going to
> > > change. I would like to
> > > use it as a datasource for a datagrid or a gridview, but it doesn't
> > > implement IEnumerable.
>
> > > I'm wondering if there's a simple technique that would allow me to get
> > > the data into the datagrid.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Well, this looked to be just what I needed, but I haven't been able to
> get it to work.
> In the code below I have my original generic list, myColumns, and my
> BindingList, bColumns. I populate bColumns, and I confirm that I can
> get a value from the 'DB_Column_Name' property.
> Then I try to populate a dropdownlist box. Perhaps I may be using the
> wrong syntax here.
> But I also try to populate a datagrid, and get an error saying that
> 'DB_Column_Name' is not found. If I try change the grid to
> AutoGenerateColumns="True", it still does not work.
>
> List<MasterColumnRecord> myColumns = wcc.Columns;
>
> BindingList<MasterColumnRecord> bColumns = new
> BindingList<MasterColumnRecord>();
> foreach (MasterColumnRecord mcr in myColumns)
> {
> bColumns.Add(mcr);
> }
> string test = bColumns[0].DB_Column_Name;
>
> SortList.DataSource = bColumns;
> SortList.DataMember = "DB_Column_Name";
> SortList.DataBind();
>
> DataGrid1.DataSource = bColumns;
> DataGrid1.DataBind();

Ok, I think I see part of my problem. "DB_Column_Name" was a public
varable in the class. When I make it a property, the datagrid bind
works.