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Sign inDataBoundControl.GetDataSource Method
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Retrieves the IDataSource interface that the data-bound control is associated with, if any.
protected:
virtual System::Web::UI::IDataSource ^ GetDataSource();protected virtual System.Web.UI.IDataSource GetDataSource();abstract member GetDataSource : unit -> System.Web.UI.IDataSource
override this.GetDataSource : unit -> System.Web.UI.IDataSourceProtected Overridable Function GetDataSource () As IDataSourceAn IDataSource that represents the data source identified by DataSourceID.
The control identified by the DataSourceID property does not exist in the current container.
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The control identified by the DataSourceID property does not implement the IDataSource interface.
The GetData method calls the GetDataSource method internally. A valid IDataSource instance is retrieved by these two methods and is cached by the DataBoundControl object until the OnDataPropertyChanged method signals that the data source has changed.
Applies to
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |