The DataView is commonly used in data-binding applications where a control exposes the contents of the view of the underlying table. The following topics describe how to expose the contents of a DataView to a custom control, or in an application that is not data-bound, including how to search for particular values in a DataView and how to create views of child data from parent-child relationships.
In This Section
- Viewing the Contents of a DataView
Describes how to access the data exposed by the DataView. - Searching a DataView
Describes how to find a particular row in a DataView. - Navigating Relationships Using a DataView
Describes how to create views of data from a parent-child relationship using a DataView.
Related Sections
- Creating and Using DataViews
Describes the DataView object and how it is used to provide dynamic views of data with different sort orders and filter criteria, commonly used in data-binding applications. - Creating and Using DataTables
Describes the DataTable object and how it is used to provide an in-memory relational representation of data, commonly as a member of a DataSet.