Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform, Fifth Edition

23.5. Data Binding Entities to Windows Forms GUIs

To conclude this introductory examination of the ADO.NET Entity Framework, you will create a simple example where you bind entity objects to a Windows Forms GUI. As mentioned earlier in this chapter, you will examine data-binding operations in WPF and ASP.NET projects.

Create a new Windows Forms application named AutoLotEDM_GUI and rename your initial form to MainForm. After you create the project (and similar to the previous client application you created), you set a reference to System.Data.Entity.dll and the latest and greatest version of AutoLotDAL.dll. Next, insert the App.config file from your AutoLotDAL project (using the Project Add Existing Item menu option) and import the AutoLotDAL ...