ASP.NET Data Binding Object Data Source
Example
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ObjectDataSourceEmployees" runat="server"
TypeName="MyPackage.MyDataAccessClass"
DataObjectTypeName="MyPackage.Employee"
SelectMethod="GetEmployees"
UpdateMethod="SaveEmployee"
InsertMethod="SaveEmployee">
</asp:ObjectDataSource>
In the code behind
The Data Access Class
public class MyDataAccess
{
public static List<Employee> GetEmployees()
{
List<Employee> results = new List<Employee>()
{
new Employee(){ Id=1, Name="John Smith" },
new Employee(){ Id=2, Name="Mary Jane" }
};
return results;
}
public static void SaveEmployee(Employee e)
{
// Persist Employee e to the DB/cache etc. here
}
}
The Employee Class
public class Employee
{
public Int32EmployeeId { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
