BindingSource IsNew

[TamusJRoyce]

I am working on a group project where I do not have access to a BindingSource that is being passed through a function. The BindingSource's DataSource is set to a custom IBindingListVie w Collection.

When I try to set IsNew on the BindingSource having the custom IBindingListVie w, the BindingSource IsNew remaines false.

I have been able to do a test with my own IBindingListVie w being set on the BindingSource, and if I set IsNew before I set my DataSource, IsNew is True.

Here's a couple functions I have tried to set it to IsNew, but the first one removes the DataSource, but after setting it back, the DataSource is Nothing. The second one doesn't do anything, but is more in the lines of how I would like to set IsNew.

' What I am trying to do
Public Sub FooBindingSourceIsNew(Source As BindingSource, IsNew As Boolean)
....' This remains the same value as before, since the Source.DataSource has a value
....Source.IsNew = IsNew
End Function
 

' Try 1
Public Sub FooBindingSourceIsNew(Source As BindingSource, IsNew As Boolean)
....'This leaves me with Source.DataSource = Nothing
....Dim TmpDataMember As String = Source.DataMember
....Dim TmpDataSource As Object = Source.DataSource
 
....Source.DataSource   = Nothing
....Source.DataMember = ""
 
....Source.IsNew = IsNew
 
....Source.DataMember = TmpDataMember
....Source.DataSource  = TmpDataSource
End Function
 

' Try 2
Public Sub FooBindingSourceIsNew(Source As BindingSource, IsNew As Boolean)
....'This does nothing different than leaving Source.IsNew as it's previous value
....Source.ResetBindings(False)
 
....Source.IsNew = IsNew
 
....Source.ResetBindings(True)
End Function
 

Well, Try 2 is an obvious failure, but I was frustrated, so I tried it : )

The real code is tied into a project I am working on for work, which is embedded in a derived DataGridView->TypedDataGridV iewT(Of T As Foo, U As Collection(Of T))--to be strongly typed.

So anyone using my grid will be able to pass in a DataSource, where I handle it and most of the time wrap a BindingSource around it. A few times a BindingSource is passed which is ok as well. But when it's a BindingSource which has IsNew false, and AllowUsersToAdd Rows is true, it causes grief for people using my grid.

I've probably talked too much, but it's been a while since I've been on here, and code crunch time will soon be over.

Hopefully Helpful,

TamusJRoyce

[TamusJRoyce]

I'm assuming this form has became too hard to use for people to answer questions. I will be going elsewhere for helping people with and asking questions.

Thanks for everyones help that I've gotten in the past, and I may be back if this form ever recovers from its non-intuitive design...

TamusJRoyce

[TamusJRoyce]

Found out the reason why IsNew could not be set on the DataSource. My DataSource was a BindingSource with BindingSource.D ataMember = "Foo1" and also BindingSource.D ataSource = BindingSourceFo o2, where BindingSourceFo o2.DataMember = "" and BindingSourceFo o2.DataSource = "Foo2".

Complicated, but really what was happening is the "Foo2"->"Foo1" pointed to my desired collection. The DataSource was bound to a Form which was causing this behavior, even though BindingSource.D ataSource was explicitly being set to the desired collection.

So as a warning... BEWARE: BindingSources set graphically on a form handle DataSources strangely (well, how DataBinding does things behind the scenes). So BindingSource.D ataSource = collection won't result in BindingSource.D ataSource being a collection. So always explicitly define your own BindingSources.

.NET doing things behind the scenes against me again. :P

Hopefully Helpful,

TamusJRoyce