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Displaying Data on Forms in Windows Applications

Display data to users by dragging items from the Data Sources Window onto Windows Forms, or by selecting a new or existing data source from the smart tag on certain controls, such as the DataGridView and ComboBox. The following topics describe the processes and tasks related to presenting data to users in data-bound controls on Windows Forms.

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  • BindingSource
    A BindingSource object provides methods for accessing an underlying data source.

  • BindingNavigator
    The BindingNavigator control represents a standardized way to navigate and manipulate data on a form.

  • DataGridView
    The DataGridView control provides a customizable table for displaying data.

  • ADO.NET
    Describes the ADO.NET classes, which expose data-access services to the .NET programmer.

  • System.Data
    Describes the ADO.NET classes, which expose data-access services to the .NET programmer.

  • System.Transactions
    The System.Transactions namespace contains classes that allow you to write your own transactional application and resource manager.