Data binding

[imilne]

I'm reluctant to post a more general cry for C# help, rather than something NPVR specific, but does anyone have any simple examples of using data binding to reduce the amount of code required when buildings forms (for the Settings dialog)?

The stuff I've done so far has always been (old skool java style):

Code:

class MySettings
{
  static string someTextValue= <read from xml file>
}

And then the form is built with:

Code:

SomeTextBox.Text = MySettings.someTextValue;

And when it's time to save everything:

Code:

MySettings.someTextValue= SomeTextBox.Text;

Data binding sounds like it might be a simpler way to do this? But I'm not sure if it can work without complex datagrid this or bindingsource that, rather than my micky mouse collection of statically declared variables (that makes it easy to get at them elsewhere in the actual plugin).

Iain

[psycik]

What about using a propertygrid ( to get really simple about it) with one class that contains all your settings items?

Basically then it's propertyGrid.selectedObject (selectedItem?) = settingsObject.

All your gui work is handled in there,

Then serialise, write your object to xml (either the config.xml - does that still happen?) or your own XML file.

You can then play with the settings object to add propertygrid helpers - file browsers, enums, etc.

The property grid helpers you could add for other users to use as a defined class.

[imilne]

What about using a propertygrid ( to get really simple about it) with one class that contains all your settings items?

It's an idea, and would probably make things a little easier for me, but it looks like it wouldn't really make for the nicest user-experience unfortunately.

Iain