Using DataGrid Without DataSet (unbound)

Personnaly I would create an empty datatable or dataset and bind the datagrid
to it.

"Wes" wrote:

I want to use a DataGrid and manually populate the data in the table. Does
anyone know how this is done?? I want to create all the Columns, and then
just add rows as my Program runs. Is there something else I should be using
in C# than a DataGrid.

Thanks for the Help

Add a DataSet from the toolbox to your form. Using the Properties Window, add
a DataTable to the dataSet and add Columns to the DataTable. Or create your
own table at runtime:

dataTable1 = new DataTable("tablename");
dataTable1.Columns.Add("column 1", typeof(String));
dataTable1.Columns.Add("column 2", typeof(String));
dataTable1.Columns.Add("column 3", typeof(int));
To populate your DataTable:

DataRow dataRow = dataTable1.NewRow();
dataRow[ "column 1" ] = "value 1";
dataRow[ "column 2" ] = "value 2";
dataRow[ "column 3" ] = 3;
dataTable1.Rows.Add(dataRow);

or

dataTable1.Rows.Add(new object[]{ "value 1", "value 2", 3 });
Finally, bind your DataTable to your DataGrid:

dataGrid1.SetDataBinding(dataTable1, "");
Best Regards,
Phil.
"Wes" wrote:

I want to use a DataGrid and manually populate the data in the table. Does
anyone know how this is done?? I want to create all the Columns, and then
just add rows as my Program runs. Is there something else I should be using
in C# than a DataGrid.

Thanks for the Help

Wes,

Why not use the DataSet? You can do exactly what you want in code, just
add the columns, and then add rows as needed. Then just bind to the data
set, and the grid will do the rest. A DataSet does not require an
underlying data source in order to be used. It is an in-memory data
structure.

Hope this helps.
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"Wes" <We*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I want to use a DataGrid and manually populate the data in the table. Does
anyone know how this is done?? I want to create all the Columns, and then
just add rows as my Program runs. Is there something else I should be
using
in C# than a DataGrid.

Thanks for the Help

A DataGrid's DataSource will accept any object which implements
IEnumerable (such as an Array or ArrayList), so a simple array of your
objects would be the simplest. Map columns to the properties you want
displayed.

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"Wes" <We*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I want to use a DataGrid and manually populate the data in the table. Does anyone know how this is done?? I want to create all the Columns, and then
just add rows as my Program runs. Is there something else I should be using in C# than a DataGrid.

Thanks for the Help