Understanding Databinding
In Visual Basic 6, the RecordSet object gives you the ability to bind data from a database to text boxes, data grids, and labels. The RecordSet keeps track of the positioning through its event model. You simply call methods such as MoveFirst, MoveNext, MovePrevious, and MoveLast to navigate records in the RecordSet, and the RecordSet magically handles it for you.
In .NET, the DataSet binds its data to controls. Because the DataSet is simply a container of data, it has no knowledge of positioning. To implement code like MoveFirst and MoveNext, you must set up a BindingContext for the controls that are being databound. .NET uses the inherited CurrencyManager class to internally handle the navigation within the BindingContext ...
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