I'm having a tough time figuring out how to get the type that a
binding source is bound to..at least in a consistant manner.

What I have been doing is: (aBS is a BindingSource)
Type aType = aBS.List.GetType();
if (aType.IsGenericType)
{
Type[] typeList = aType.GetGenericArguments();
mBoundType = typeList[0];
}
This works most of the time.
However, on occation, the type of the List is Object(!) not the type
the designer set,i.e.,

this.userBindingSource1.DataSource = typeof(Model.User);

At riun time the type of the list is Object.

Anyone got any ideas?

BP

Hi Bruce,

The BindingSource.List property will be of BindingList<T> if you don't initialize it with a list as DataSource. If you don't initialize it withany object at all, the List will be a BindingList<System.Object>

BindingSource bs = new BindingSource();
//bs.List == List<System.Object>


On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:40:52 +0100, <bruce.m.pearson (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:



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Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

On Nov 4, 10:22 am, "Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]"
<MortenWenne... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
The designer initializes a BS thusly: this.BindingSource1.DataSource =
typeof(Model.User);

This normally initializes the BS.ds to of BindingList<Model.User>;

However, under certaim circumstaces, at run-time it's not; it's
List<System.Object>.

Weird.

BP

I have encountered cases where the design code does not run, or (more likely) somehow overruled by "unknown forces", usually in combination withcomplex third party controls. Try to initialize the bindingsource in the form constructor or load event.


On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:16:31 +0100, <bruce.m.pearson (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:



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Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]