binding array to datagridview

[decabooter]

I am a foxpro refugee and would like to know how to bind an array to a datagridview object. My goal is to provide users a way to enter and update the elements in an array.

 

[Moregelen]

I've personally been using a BindingList of custom objects, that way I can use the ComponentModel to define how exactly I want it displayed in the DataGridView without having to edit the DataGridView itself. To be clear.. I'm not positive of the best practices on this; this has just been working well for me.

in the main application I just do:

...
[COLOR=#008000]//POPULATE THE MANAGE REPORTS TAB[/color][COLOR=#000000]
currentReportsView.DataSource = _configuration.Reports;[/color]
...

The configuration has a private BindingList that it already populated...

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[COLOR=#000000]       [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]public[/color][COLOR=#000000] [/color][COLOR=#2B91AF]BindingList[/color][COLOR=#000000]<[/color][COLOR=#2B91AF]Report[/color][COLOR=#000000]> Reports
       {
         [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]get[/color][COLOR=#000000]
         {
            [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]return[/color][COLOR=#000000] _reports;
         }
         [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]set[/color][COLOR=#000000]
         {
            _reports = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000];
         }
       }[/color]
...

And then to control how it is displayed:

...
[COLOR=#000000]       [[/color][COLOR=#2B91AF]Browsable[/color][COLOR=#000000]([/color][COLOR=#0000FF]false[/color][COLOR=#000000])]
      [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]public[/color][COLOR=#000000] [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]int[/color][COLOR=#000000] ID
      {
          [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]get[/color][COLOR=#000000]
          {
              [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]return[/color][COLOR=#000000] _id;
          }
          [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]set[/color][COLOR=#000000]
          {
              _id = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000];
              [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]base[/color][COLOR=#000000].Descendants([/color][COLOR=#A31515]"ID"[/color][COLOR=#000000]).FirstOrDefault().Value = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000].ToString();
          }
      }
       [[/color][COLOR=#2B91AF]DisplayName[/color][COLOR=#000000]([/color][COLOR=#A31515]"Report Title"[/color][COLOR=#000000])]
      [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]public[/color][COLOR=#000000] [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]string[/color][COLOR=#000000] ReportName 
       { 
          [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]get[/color][COLOR=#000000]
          { 
             [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]return[/color][COLOR=#000000] _reportName;
          }
          [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]set[/color][COLOR=#000000]
          {
             _reportName = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000];
             [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]base[/color][COLOR=#000000].Descendants([/color][COLOR=#A31515]"ReportName"[/color][COLOR=#000000]).FirstOrDefault().Value = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000];
          }
       }
       [[/color][COLOR=#2B91AF]DisplayName[/color][COLOR=#000000]([/color][COLOR=#A31515]"Watch Folder"[/color][COLOR=#000000])]
      [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]public[/color][COLOR=#000000] [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]string[/color][COLOR=#000000] Target 
       {
          [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]get[/color][COLOR=#000000]
          {
             [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]return[/color][COLOR=#000000] _target;
          }
          [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]set[/color][COLOR=#000000]
          {
             _target = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000];
             [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]base[/color][COLOR=#000000].Descendants([/color][COLOR=#A31515]"Target"[/color][COLOR=#000000]).FirstOrDefault().Value = [/color][COLOR=#0000FF]value[/color][COLOR=#000000];
          }
        }
...[/color]