EntityServerModeDataSource Class

A data source that can be associated with the Entity Framework source.

Assembly : DevExpress.Web.v25.2.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public class EntityServerModeDataSource :
    DataSourceControl

Public Class EntityServerModeDataSource
    Inherits DataSourceControl

Remarks

The EntityServerModeDataSource component allows you to bind the ASPxCardView, ASPxGridView, ASPxVerticalGrid, ASPxComboBox and ASPxPivotGrid controls to a data source via the Entity Framework , and enable the database server mode. To do this, follow the steps listed below:

use the EntityServerModeDataSource.ContextTypeName property to specify the type of objects retrieved from a data source;
use the EntityServerModeDataSource.TableName property to specify the table name;
bind the ASPxGridView to the EntityServerModeDataSource component.

Important

To use the Server Mode with Entity Framework 6+, it is necessary to use special options on the application startup. To learn more, see the Knowledge Base Article: Is it possible to use the Entity Framework 6 and Server Mode together.

Online Demos

Web Forms:

MVC:

Example

The following example illustrates how to use the EntityServerModeDataSource component.

csharp

<dx:ASPxGridView ID="grid" ClientInstanceName="grid" runat="server" KeyFieldName="ID" Width="100%" 
    DataSourceID="EntityServerModeDataSource">
</dx:ASPxGridView>
<dx:EntityServerModeDataSource ID="EntityServerModeDataSource" runat="server" 
    ContextTypeName="DevExpress.Web.Demos.LargeDatabaseContext" TableName="Emails" />

Implements

IComponent

IDisposable

IParserAccessor

IUrlResolutionService

IDataBindingsAccessor

IControlBuilderAccessor

IControlDesignerAccessor

IExpressionsAccessor

IDataSource

IListSource

Inheritance

Object Control DataSourceControl EntityServerModeDataSource