Binding Struct to DataGrid

[programmerboy]

Hi I am returning an array of struct from my webservice. Is there a way to bind that array of struct to DataGrid. I am using C#. Following is my struct.

//Struct to be sent
public struct UserDataSent
{
public string userID , fName , lName , IMO , status, businessAddress, city, state, zip, telephoneNumber, mail;
}

[nateraaaa]

Hi I am returning an array of struct from my webservice. Is there a way to bind that array of struct to DataGrid. I am using C#. Following is my struct.

//Struct to be sent
public struct UserDataSent
{
public string userID , fName , lName , IMO , status, businessAddress, city, state, zip, telephoneNumber, mail;
}

I know that you can use an array or arraylist as the datasource of a datagrid. Could you add the items of the struct into an array and then use the array as the datasource of your datagrid?

Nathan

[programmerboy]

I know that you can use an array or arraylist as the datasource of a datagrid. Could you add the items of the struct into an array and then use the array as the datasource of your datagrid?

Nathan

Nathan,
it still doesnt work. If I turn Auto Generate Column to false and try to bind every field that it says "A field or property with the name 'LName' was not found on the selected datasource.

And if I turn Auto Generate columns to true and dont bind any column manually then it says

System.Web.HttpException: DataGrid with id 'dgCheck' could not automatically generate any columns from the selected data

What I am doing wrong?

[Plater]

Are you using a DataGrid or a DataGrid view?

The datagridview's datasource objects seem to auto-create columns based on public methods and not public variables

Such as:

public string MyString
{
   get
   {
      return "hi there";
   }
}
 

Would create a column called "MyString"

[programmerboy]

Are you using a DataGrid or a DataGrid view?

The datagridview's datasource objects seem to auto-create columns based on public methods and not public variables

Such as:

public string MyString
{
   get
   {
      return "hi there";
   }
}
 

Would create a column called "MyString"

I am using datagrid. And also I have struct defined as public with public variables in it.

[cleanlines]

As Plater said,

You need to put properties inside your struct. The gridview binds to public properties, not fields.

//Struct to be sent
public struct UserDataSent
{
public string userID , fName , lName , IMO , status, businessAddress, city, state, zip, telephoneNumber, mail;
 
public string UserID {[indent]get { return userID; }
}
 
...
 
}
 

It maybe possible to bind to fields using code attributes, but if it is I don't what the attribute is.

Cheers,
Graham