Question

I would like to fill in my DataGridView with a DataView that we can assume already contains data. I have been searching for a way to do this but all the solutions involve other data structures than a DataView or involve using other libraries that I am unable to encorporate in this project. Do I need to first convert the DataView to something else and use that to populate the DataGridView? Or is there something else I can use than a DataGridView that displays information in a similar way?

Answer 1

Try setting the DataSource property of DataGridView to your DataView.
A DataSource can implement either the IBindingListView or IList interfaces (with other options that are irelevant to this case.) that are both implemented by the DataView.

For more information check the MSDN:

• Displaying Data in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control
• Data Display Modes in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control
• DataGridView.DataSource Property
• DataView Class