Formatting and Advanced Binding Dialog Box
Makes it possible for you to bind any browsable property (that is, any property that appears in the Properties window) of a control to a value from a valid provider of data to Windows Forms, and to format the bound data for display in the control. Also enables you to specify when changes to the control property are propagated to the data source. For more information on sources of data to be bound to, see Data Sources Supported by Windows Forms.
Property
The property of the control to bind to.Binding
The data source within the project to bind to. Also enables you to add a new project data source. For more information, see Data Source Configuration Wizard.Data Source Update Mode
Enables you to specify one of the DataSourceUpdateMode values to indicate when changes to the bound control property should be propagated to the data source.Format
Describes the selected Format type.Format type
Enables you to choose a data display format from a list for the bound control to display the data.Null value
Enables you to specify the value displayed in the control when the data source contains a DBNull.Sample
Displays a preview of the specified format.Decimal places
Shown only when the Numeric, Currency, or Scientific formats are selected. Enables you to specify the number of decimal places to display for a number in the bound control.Type
Shown only when the Date Time format is selected. Enables you to select a format from a list of date/time formats for display in the bound control.Custom format
Shown only when the Custom format is selected. Enables you to specify a custom display format for the data in a bound control. For more information, see Formatting Types.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Bind Windows Forms Controls with the BindingSource Component Using the Designer
Reference
Data Source Configuration Wizard