Visual Basic® 2010 Unleashed

Creating Tabular Data Forms

The goal of the next example is to show how simple it is to create tabular data representations, also taking a look at necessary objects for performing data-binding in code. To accomplish this, first divide the default Grid into two columns as follows:

Next, add a ListBox control either by dragging it from the Toolbox or by writing the following code (for better layout purposes, ensure that you place it in the left column):

This ListBox stores a list of customers’ names that will be added shortly. Now open the Data Sources ...