Set up DataRelation

   




using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection(
             @"Server=(local)sqlexpress;Integrated Security=True;" +
             "Database=northwind");

        SqlDataAdapter thisAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
             "SELECT CustomerID, CompanyName FROM Customers", thisConnection);
        SqlCommandBuilder thisBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(thisAdapter);

        DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();

        SqlDataAdapter custAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
             "SELECT * FROM Customers", thisConnection);
        SqlDataAdapter orderAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
             "SELECT * FROM Orders", thisConnection);
        custAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Customers");
        orderAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Orders");

        DataRelation custOrderRel = thisDataSet.Relations.Add("CustOrders",
             thisDataSet.Tables["Customers"].Columns["CustomerID"],
             thisDataSet.Tables["Orders"].Columns["CustomerID"]);

        foreach (DataRow custRow in thisDataSet.Tables["Customers"].Rows) {
            Console.WriteLine("Customer ID: " + custRow["CustomerID"] +
                              " Name: " + custRow["CompanyName"]);
            foreach (DataRow orderRow in custRow.GetChildRows(custOrderRel)) {
                Console.WriteLine("  Order ID: " + orderRow["OrderID"]);
            }
        }
        thisConnection.Close();
    }
}

           
          


More than one Relations

   



using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection(@"Server=(local)sqlexpress;Integrated Security=True;" +
             "Database=northwind");

        DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();
        SqlDataAdapter custAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM Customers", thisConnection);
        custAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Customers");

        SqlDataAdapter orderAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM Orders", thisConnection);
        orderAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Orders");

        SqlDataAdapter detailAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM [Order Details]", thisConnection);
        detailAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Order Details");

        SqlDataAdapter prodAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM Products", thisConnection);
        prodAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Products");

        DataRelation custOrderRel = thisDataSet.Relations.Add("CustOrders",
                    thisDataSet.Tables["Customers"].Columns["CustomerID"],
                    thisDataSet.Tables["Orders"].Columns["CustomerID"]);

        DataRelation orderDetailRel = thisDataSet.Relations.Add("OrderDetail",
                    thisDataSet.Tables["Orders"].Columns["OrderID"],
                    thisDataSet.Tables["Order Details"].Columns["OrderID"]);

        DataRelation orderProductRel = thisDataSet.Relations.Add(
          "OrderProducts", thisDataSet.Tables["Products"].Columns["ProductID"],
           thisDataSet.Tables["Order Details"].Columns["ProductID"]);

        foreach (DataRow custRow in thisDataSet.Tables["Customers"].Rows) {
            Console.WriteLine("Customer ID: " + custRow["CustomerID"]);

            foreach (DataRow orderRow in custRow.GetChildRows(custOrderRel)) {
                Console.WriteLine("	Order ID: " + orderRow["OrderID"]);
                Console.WriteLine("		Order Date: " + orderRow["OrderDate"]);

                foreach (DataRow detailRow in
                         orderRow.GetChildRows(orderDetailRel)) {
                    Console.WriteLine("		Product: " +
                    detailRow.GetParentRow(orderProductRel)["ProductName"]);
                    Console.WriteLine("		Quantity: " + detailRow["Quantity"]);
                }
            }
        }
        thisConnection.Close();
    }
}


           
          


Use DataViewRowState to filter DataGridView

   

DataSourceDataView

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

//

public class Form1 : Form {
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void getData_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["northwind"].ConnectionString)) {
            string select = "SELECT * FROM products";

            SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(select, con);

            DataSet ds = new DataSet();

            da.Fill(ds, "Products");

            originalData.AutoGenerateColumns = true;
            originalData.DataSource = ds.Tables["Products"];

            DataView dv = new DataView(ds.Tables["Products"]);

            filteredData.AutoGenerateColumns = true;
            filteredData.DataSource = dv;

            comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 6;
            comboBox1.Enabled = true;
        }
    }

    private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        DataViewRowState state;

        switch (comboBox1.Text) {
            case "Added":
                state = DataViewRowState.Added;
                break;
            case "CurrentRows":
                state = DataViewRowState.CurrentRows;
                break;
            case "Deleted":
                state = DataViewRowState.Deleted;
                break;
            case "ModifiedCurrent":
                state = DataViewRowState.ModifiedCurrent;
                break;
            case "ModifiedOriginal":
                state = DataViewRowState.ModifiedOriginal;
                break;
            case "None":
                state = DataViewRowState.None;
                break;
            case "OriginalRows":
                state = DataViewRowState.OriginalRows;
                break;
            case "Unchanged":
                state = DataViewRowState.Unchanged;
                break;
            default:
                state = DataViewRowState.OriginalRows;
                break;
        }

        try {
            ((DataView)filteredData.DataSource).RowStateFilter = state;
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.originalData = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.getData = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.comboBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
        this.filteredData = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.originalData)).BeginInit();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.filteredData)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // originalData
        // 
        this.originalData.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.originalData.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
        this.originalData.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
        this.originalData.Name = "originalData";
        this.originalData.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(600, 214);
        this.originalData.TabIndex = 0;
        // 
        // getData
        // 
        this.getData.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.getData.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(536, 501);
        this.getData.Name = "getData";
        this.getData.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
        this.getData.TabIndex = 1;
        this.getData.Text = "Get Data";
        this.getData.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.getData.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.getData_Click);
        // 
        // comboBox1
        // 
        this.comboBox1.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
        this.comboBox1.Enabled = false;
        this.comboBox1.FormattingEnabled = true;
        this.comboBox1.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
            "Added",
            "CurrentRows",
            "Deleted",
            "ModifiedCurrent",
            "ModifiedOriginal",
            "None",
            "OriginalRows",
            "Unchanged"});
        this.comboBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 232);
        this.comboBox1.Name = "comboBox1";
        this.comboBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(502, 21);
        this.comboBox1.TabIndex = 2;
        this.comboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged);
        // 
        // filteredData
        // 
        this.filteredData.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
        this.filteredData.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 259);
        this.filteredData.Name = "filteredData";
        this.filteredData.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(598, 236);
        this.filteredData.TabIndex = 3;
        // 
        // label1
        // 
        this.label1.AutoSize = true;
        this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 233);
        this.label1.Name = "label1";
        this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 13);
        this.label1.TabIndex = 4;
        this.label1.Text = "Filter";
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(624, 536);
        this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.filteredData);
        this.Controls.Add(this.comboBox1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.getData);
        this.Controls.Add(this.originalData);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "04_DataSourceDataView";
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.originalData)).EndInit();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.filteredData)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.PerformLayout();

    }



    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView originalData;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button getData;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView filteredData;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

           
          


Set up DataGridView from DataColumn

   


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Car {
    public string carPetName, carMake, carColor;
    public Car(string petName, string make, string color) {
        carPetName = petName;
        carColor = color;
        carMake = make;
    }
}
public class MainForm : Form {
    private List<Car> arTheCars = new List<Car>();
    private DataTable inventoryTable = new DataTable("Inventory");
    DataView coltsOnlyView;      // I only show red colts.

    public MainForm() {
        InitializeComponent();
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("C", "BMW", "Green"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("T", "Y", "White"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("AAA", "Jeep", "Tan"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("PInducer", "Caravan", "Pink"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("F", "BMW", "Pea Soup Green"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("B", "BMW", "Black"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("M", "DDD", "Red"));
        arTheCars.Add(new Car("S", "Colt", "Black"));

        CreateDataTable();
        CreateDataView();
    }

    private void CreateDataTable() {
        DataColumn carIDColumn = new DataColumn("CarID", typeof(int));
        carIDColumn.ReadOnly = true;
        carIDColumn.Caption = "Car ID";
        carIDColumn.AllowDBNull = false;
        carIDColumn.Unique = true;
        carIDColumn.AutoIncrement = true;
        carIDColumn.AutoIncrementSeed = 0;
        carIDColumn.AutoIncrementStep = 1;
        carIDColumn.ColumnMapping = MappingType.Attribute;

        DataColumn carMakeColumn = new DataColumn("Make", typeof(string));
        DataColumn carColorColumn = new DataColumn("Color", typeof(string));
        DataColumn carPetNameColumn = new DataColumn("PetName", typeof(string));
        carPetNameColumn.Caption = "Pet Name";
        inventoryTable.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[] { carIDColumn, carMakeColumn, carColorColumn, carPetNameColumn });

        inventoryTable.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { inventoryTable.Columns[0] };

        foreach (Car c in arTheCars) {
            DataRow newRow = inventoryTable.NewRow();
            newRow["Make"] = c.carMake;
            newRow["Color"] = c.carColor;
            newRow["PetName"] = c.carPetName;
            inventoryTable.Rows.Add(newRow);
        }
        carInventoryGridView.DataSource = inventoryTable;
    }
    private void CreateDataView() {
        coltsOnlyView = new DataView(inventoryTable);
        coltsOnlyView.RowFilter = "Make = &#039;Colt&#039;";
        dataGridColtsView.DataSource = coltsOnlyView;
    }
    private void btnRemoveRow_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        try {
            inventoryTable.Rows[(int.Parse(txtRowToRemove.Text))].Delete();
            inventoryTable.AcceptChanges();
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
        }
    }

    private void btnGetMakes_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        string filterStr = string.Format("Make= &#039;{0}&#039; ", txtMakeToGet.Text);
        DataRow[] makes = inventoryTable.Select(filterStr, "PetName DESC");
        if (makes.Length == 0)
            MessageBox.Show("Sorry, no cars...", "Selection error!");
        else {
            string strMake = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < makes.Length; i++) {
                DataRow temp = makes&#91;i&#93;;
                strMake += temp&#91;"PetName"&#93; + "
";
            }
            MessageBox.Show(strMake, txtMakeToGet.Text + " type(s):");
        }
    }

    private void btnChangeBeemersToColts_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        string filterStr = "Make=&#039;BMW&#039;";
        string strMake = null;

        DataRow&#91;&#93; makes = inventoryTable.Select(filterStr);
        for (int i = 0; i < makes.Length; i++) {
            DataRow temp = makes&#91;i&#93;;
            strMake += temp&#91;"Make"&#93; = "Colt";
            makes&#91;i&#93; = temp;
        }
    }
    private void ShowCarsWithIdLessThanFive() {
        DataRow&#91;&#93; properIDs;
        string newFilterStr = "ID > &#039;5&#039;";
        properIDs = inventoryTable.Select(newFilterStr);
        string strIDs = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < properIDs.Length; i++) {
            DataRow temp = properIDs&#91;i&#93;;
            strIDs += temp&#91;"PetName"&#93;
                + " is ID " + temp&#91;"ID"&#93; + "
";
        }
        MessageBox.Show(strIDs, "Pet names of cars where ID > 5");
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.carInventoryGridView = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.btnRemoveRow = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.txtRowToRemove = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.txtMakeToGet = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.btnGetMakes = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.dataGridColtsView = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.carInventoryGridView)).BeginInit();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridColtsView)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        this.label1.AutoSize = true;
        this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(11, 76);
        this.label1.Name = "label1";
        this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 13);
        this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.label1.Text = "All Cars in DataTable";
        // 
        this.carInventoryGridView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 93);
        this.carInventoryGridView.Name = "carInventoryGridView";
        this.carInventoryGridView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(392, 150);
        this.carInventoryGridView.TabIndex = 1;
        this.carInventoryGridView.Text = "dataGridView1";
        // 
        this.btnRemoveRow.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 13);
        this.btnRemoveRow.Name = "btnRemoveRow";
        this.btnRemoveRow.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 23);
        this.btnRemoveRow.TabIndex = 2;
        this.btnRemoveRow.Text = "Remove Row #";
        this.btnRemoveRow.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnRemoveRow_Click);
        // 
        this.txtRowToRemove.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(120, 15);
        this.txtRowToRemove.Name = "txtRowToRemove";
        this.txtRowToRemove.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
        this.txtRowToRemove.TabIndex = 3;
        // 
        this.txtMakeToGet.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(120, 44);
        this.txtMakeToGet.Name = "txtMakeToGet";
        this.txtMakeToGet.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
        this.txtMakeToGet.TabIndex = 5;
        // 
        // btnGetMakes
        // 
        this.btnGetMakes.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 42);
        this.btnGetMakes.Name = "btnGetMakes";
        this.btnGetMakes.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 23);
        this.btnGetMakes.TabIndex = 4;
        this.btnGetMakes.Text = "Get These Makes";
        this.btnGetMakes.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnGetMakes_Click);
        // 
        // btnChangeBeemersToColts
        // 
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(245, 15);
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts.Name = "btnChangeBeemersToColts";
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(159, 23);
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts.TabIndex = 6;
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts.Text = "Change BMW to Colts";
        this.btnChangeBeemersToColts.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnChangeBeemersToColts_Click);
        // 
        // dataGridColtsView
        // 
        this.dataGridColtsView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 266);
        this.dataGridColtsView.Name = "dataGridColtsView";
        this.dataGridColtsView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(392, 150);
        this.dataGridColtsView.TabIndex = 8;
        this.dataGridColtsView.Text = "dataGridView1";
        // 
        // label2
        // 
        this.label2.AutoSize = true;
        this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(11, 249);
        this.label2.Name = "label2";
        this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(76, 13);
        this.label2.TabIndex = 7;
        this.label2.Text = "Colts Only View";
        // 
        // MainForm
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(417, 433);
        this.Controls.Add(this.dataGridColtsView);
        this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnChangeBeemersToColts);
        this.Controls.Add(this.txtMakeToGet);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnGetMakes);
        this.Controls.Add(this.txtRowToRemove);
        this.Controls.Add(this.btnRemoveRow);
        this.Controls.Add(this.carInventoryGridView);
        this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
        this.Name = "MainForm";
        this.Text = "Car Data Table";
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.carInventoryGridView)).EndInit();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridColtsView)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.PerformLayout();
    }
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView carInventoryGridView;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnRemoveRow;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtRowToRemove;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtMakeToGet;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnGetMakes;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnChangeBeemersToColts;
    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridColtsView;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;

    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new MainForm());
    }
}

           
          


Custom DataGridView with DataGridViewTextBoxColumn, DataGridViewImageColumn,DataGridViewComboBoxColumn

   

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class Form1 : Form {
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void getData_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        getData.Enabled = false;
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.ConnectionStrings["northwind"].ConnectionString)) {
            string select = "SELECT EmployeeID, FirstName, LastName, Photo, IsNull(ReportsTo,0) as ReportsTo FROM Employees";
            SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(select, con);
            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            da.Fill(ds, "Employees");
            select = "SELECT EmployeeID, FirstName + &#039; &#039; + LastName as Name FROM Employees union select 0,&#039;(None)&#039;";
            da = new SqlDataAdapter(select, con);
            da.Fill(ds, "Managers");
            SetupColumns(ds);
            dataGridView.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
            dataGridView.DataSource = ds.Tables["Employees"];
            dataGridView.AutoSizeRows(DataGridViewAutoSizeRowsMode.HeaderAndColumnsAllRows);
        }
    }

    private void SetupColumns(DataSet ds) {
        DataGridViewTextBoxColumn forenameColumn = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
        forenameColumn.DataPropertyName = "FirstName";
        forenameColumn.HeaderText = "Forename";
        forenameColumn.ValueType = typeof(string);
        forenameColumn.Frozen = true;
        dataGridView.Columns.Add(forenameColumn);

        DataGridViewTextBoxColumn surnameColumn = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
        surnameColumn.DataPropertyName = "LastName";
        surnameColumn.HeaderText = "Surname";
        surnameColumn.Frozen = true;
        surnameColumn.ValueType = typeof(string);
        dataGridView.Columns.Add(surnameColumn);

        DataGridViewImageColumn photoColumn = new DataGridViewImageColumn();
        photoColumn.DataPropertyName = "Photo";
        photoColumn.Width = 200;
        photoColumn.HeaderText = "Image";
        photoColumn.ReadOnly = true;
        photoColumn.ImageLayout = DataGridViewImageCellLayout.Normal;
        dataGridView.Columns.Add(photoColumn);

        DataGridViewComboBoxColumn reportsToColumn = new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn();
        reportsToColumn.HeaderText = "Reports To";
        reportsToColumn.DataSource = ds.Tables["Managers"];
        reportsToColumn.DisplayMember = "Name";
        reportsToColumn.ValueMember = "EmployeeID";
        reportsToColumn.DataPropertyName = "ReportsTo";
        dataGridView.Columns.Add(reportsToColumn);

    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.getData = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.dataGridView = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // getData
        // 
        this.getData.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(661, 544);
        this.getData.Name = "getData";
        this.getData.TabIndex = 0;
        this.getData.Text = "Get Data";
        this.getData.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.getData_Click);
        // 
        // dataGridView
        // 
        this.dataGridView.AllowUserToAddRows = false;
        this.dataGridView.AllowUserToDeleteRows = false;
        this.dataGridView.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.dataGridView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 13);
        this.dataGridView.Name = "dataGridView";
        this.dataGridView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(722, 522);
        this.dataGridView.TabIndex = 1;
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(748, 579);
        this.Controls.Add(this.dataGridView);
        this.Controls.Add(this.getData);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "Form1";
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button getData;
    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView;

    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.EnableRTLMirroring();
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

           
          


Bind List to DataGridView

   

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;

public class Person {
    public Person(string name, Sex sex, DateTime dob) {
        _name = name;
        _sex = sex;
        _dateOfBirth = dob;
    }

    public string Name {
        get { return _name; }
        set { _name = value; }
    }

    public Sex Sex {
        get { return _sex; }
        set { _sex = value; }
    }

    public DateTime DateOfBirth {
        get { return _dateOfBirth; }
        set { _dateOfBirth = value; }
    }

    private string _name;
    private Sex _sex;
    private DateTime _dateOfBirth;
}

public enum Sex {
    Male,
    Female
}

class PersonList : List<Person> {
}
public class Form1 : Form {
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void getData_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        PersonList people = new PersonList();

        people.Add(new Person("F", Sex.Male, new DateTime(1970, 12, 14)));
        people.Add(new Person("B", Sex.Male, new DateTime(1976, 10, 29)));
        people.Add(new Person("J", Sex.Male, new DateTime(1945, 5, 17)));
        people.Add(new Person("J", Sex.Female, new DateTime(1982, 1, 3)));

        dataGridView1.AutoGenerateColumns = true;
        dataGridView1.DataSource = people;
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.dataGridView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.getData = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        this.dataGridView1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
        this.dataGridView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 13);
        this.dataGridView1.Name = "dataGridView1";
        this.dataGridView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(267, 217);
        this.dataGridView1.TabIndex = 0;
        // 
        this.getData.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.getData.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(205, 236);
        this.getData.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
        this.getData.Text = "Get Data";
        this.getData.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.getData.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.getData_Click);

        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 271);
        this.Controls.Add(this.getData);
        this.Controls.Add(this.dataGridView1);
        this.Text = "DataSourceGenericCollection";
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button getData;

    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}


           
          


Setup Columns for DataGridView

   




using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

// CustomDataGridView

public class Form1 : Form {
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void getData_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        getData.Enabled = false;

        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["northwind"].ConnectionString)) {
            string select = "SELECT EmployeeID, FirstName, LastName, Photo, IsNull(ReportsTo,0) as ReportsTo FROM Employees";

            SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(select, con);

            DataSet ds = new DataSet();

            da.Fill(ds, "Employees");

            select = "SELECT EmployeeID, FirstName + &#039; &#039; + LastName as Name FROM Employees union select 0,&#039;(None)&#039;";

            da = new SqlDataAdapter(select, con);
            da.Fill(ds, "Managers");
            SetupColumns(ds);
            dataGridView1.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
            dataGridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables["Employees"];
            dataGridView1.AutoResizeRows(DataGridViewAutoSizeRowsMode.AllCells);
        }
    }
    private void SetupColumns(DataSet ds) {
        DataGridViewTextBoxColumn forenameColumn = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
        forenameColumn.DataPropertyName = "FirstName";
        forenameColumn.HeaderText = "Forename";
        forenameColumn.ValueType = typeof(string);
        forenameColumn.Frozen = true;
        dataGridView1.Columns.Add(forenameColumn);

        DataGridViewTextBoxColumn surnameColumn = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
        surnameColumn.DataPropertyName = "LastName";
        surnameColumn.HeaderText = "Surname";
        surnameColumn.Frozen = true;
        surnameColumn.ValueType = typeof(string);
        dataGridView1.Columns.Add(surnameColumn);

        DataGridViewImageColumn photoColumn = new DataGridViewImageColumn();
        photoColumn.DataPropertyName = "Photo";
        photoColumn.Width = 200;
        photoColumn.HeaderText = "Image";
        photoColumn.ReadOnly = true;
        photoColumn.ImageLayout = DataGridViewImageCellLayout.Normal;
        dataGridView1.Columns.Add(photoColumn);

        DataGridViewComboBoxColumn reportsToColumn = new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn();
        reportsToColumn.HeaderText = "Reports To";
        reportsToColumn.DataSource = ds.Tables["Managers"];
        reportsToColumn.DisplayMember = "Name";
        reportsToColumn.ValueMember = "EmployeeID";
        reportsToColumn.DataPropertyName = "ReportsTo";
        dataGridView1.Columns.Add(reportsToColumn);

    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.dataGridView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
        this.getData = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // dataGridView1
        // 
        this.dataGridView1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
        this.dataGridView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 13);
        this.dataGridView1.Name = "dataGridView1";
        this.dataGridView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(507, 372);
        this.dataGridView1.TabIndex = 0;
        // 
        // getData
        // 
        this.getData.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.getData.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(445, 391);
        this.getData.Name = "getData";
        this.getData.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
        this.getData.TabIndex = 1;
        this.getData.Text = "Get Data";
        this.getData.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
        this.getData.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.getData_Click);
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(532, 426);
        this.Controls.Add(this.getData);
        this.Controls.Add(this.dataGridView1);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "CustomDataGridView";
        ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }



    private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button getData;

    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}