Displaying and editing a collection using the DataForm
In the previous recipe, you learned how to work with the basic features of the DataForm
. You can now visualize and edit an entity. But in most applications, this isn't enough. Often, you'll want to have an application that shows you a list of items with the ability to add a new item or delete an item from the list. You'll want the application to allow you to edit every item and provide an easy way of navigating between them. A good example of this would be an application that allows you to manage a list of employees.
The DataForm
can do all of this and most of it is built-in. In this recipe, you'll learn how to achieve this.
Getting ready
For this recipe, we're starting with the basic setup ...
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