LinqServerModeDataSource.Selecting Event

Enables you to provide a custom data source.

Assembly : DevExpress.Web.v25.2.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public event EventHandler<LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs> Selecting

Public Event Selecting As EventHandler(Of LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs)

Event Data

The Selecting event's data class is LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
DefaultSorting	Specifies how data source contents are sorted by default, when sort order is not specified by the bound control.
KeyExpression	Gets or sets the key expression.
QueryableSource	Gets or sets the queryable data source.

Remarks

The Selecting event is raised before data is retrieved from a data source, and allows you to provide a custom data source. The custom data source is specified by the LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs.QueryableSource property. In this instance, you should also specify the name of the key property using the LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs.KeyExpression property.

csharp

protected void LinqServerModeDataSource1_Selecting(object sender, LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs e) {
    e.QueryableSource = new NorhtwingDataContext().ProductsCostingMoreThan(80.5);
    e.KeyExpression = "ProductID";
}