---
title: "Winforms Data Binding Lessons Learned"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/6/21/winforms-data-binding-lessons-learned-1.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/6/21/winforms-data-binding-lessons-learned-1.html"
published: "2003-06-21T19:27:00"
updated: "2003-06-21T19:27:00"
tags: [".Net Original"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Over the past week or so, I've been learning quite a lot about Data Binding in WinForms. I've decided to put the most important lessons I've learned in a short article . Her'e are its headlines: Lesson 1 : Displaying…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# Winforms Data Binding Lessons Learned

By Roy Osherove June 21, 2003 In [.Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original)

**Historical article** · Originally published June 21, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

Over the past week or so, I've been learning quite a lot about Data Binding in WinForms. I've decided to put the most important lessons I've learned in a [short article](http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/story/9088.aspx). Her'e are its headlines:

**Lesson 1**: Displaying Many-To-Many Relationships Using  DataBinding

**Lesson 2**:  Reacting to and canceling illegal Row Editing in a DataGrid

**Lesson 3**: Reacting to and canceling illegal Row Deletion

**Lesson 4**: How to make a Non-DataGrid control act as the Master Table (**or**: How to get the desired position in a BindingContext, when all you have to go on is a DataRow object )

No. 4 is a rehash of a past post, but I thought it should be here as well

[Read it here](http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/story/9088.aspx).

## More in .Net Original

[All posts in .Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original)

- Jun 22, 2003

    ### [Disabling Connection Pooling](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/6/22/disabling-connection-pooling.html)

- Jun 22, 2003

    ### [A Little Macro To Automate Creating Connection Strings](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/6/22/a-little-macro-to-automate-creating-connection-strings.html)

- Jun 19, 2003

    ### [How To Know When An External Application Exits](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/6/19/how-to-know-when-an-external-application-exits.html)

- Jun 19, 2003

    ### [Winforms DataBinding Bliss](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/6/19/winforms-databinding-bliss.html)


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