Using the DomainDataSource

The DomainDataSource is a Silverlight control that makes it easy to interact with services written using RIA Services. This control makes it possible to write rich, data-bound, validating user controls with minimal code-behind. This recipe will show you how to use a DomainDataSource to transfer data from your server to your client.

Getting ready

This recipe uses the AdventureWorks Lite database—a free database you can download from http://www.codeplex.com/MSFTDBProdSamples. To follow this recipe, you need to have this database installed on an SQL Server instance you can access from your machine.

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