Often there is a question on "how to bind ComboBox to a
Dataset?". A short and simple answer, You cannot. The more specific
answer is, you bind to a DataTable and not a DataSet.
There are two ways to accomplish this,
1. Setting the Path of the ItemsSource in XAML and then setting the DataSet as the DataContext.
XAML,
Code behind,
2. Setting the ItemsSource of the ComboBox to the DataTable from the DataSet.
XAML,
Code behind,
There are two ways to accomplish this,
1. Setting the Path of the ItemsSource in XAML and then setting the DataSet as the DataContext.
XAML,
< ComboBox x:Name="myComboBox" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=yourTableName}"> </ComboBox>
Code behind,
DataSet ds; //ASSUMPTION: This DataSet contains a Table named yourTableName myComboBox.DataContext = ds;
2. Setting the ItemsSource of the ComboBox to the DataTable from the DataSet.
XAML,
< ComboBox x:Name="myComboBox"> </ComboBox>
Code behind,
DataSet ds; //ASSUMPTION: This DataSet contains a Table named yourTableName myComboBox.ItemsSource = ds["yourTableName"];