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DataBind MySQL Data to the DevExpress Data Grid



Use the CData ADO.NET Provider for MySQL with the DevExpress Windows Forms and Web controls to provide MySQL data to a chart.

The ADO.NET Provider for MySQL by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

The Server and Port properties must be set to a MySQL server. If IntegratedSecurity is set to false, then User and Password must be set to valid user credentials. Optionally, Database can be set to connect to a specific database. If not set, tables from all databases will be returned.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with MySQL data. The MySQLDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (MySQLConnection connection = new MySQLConnection( "User=myUser;Password=myPassword;Database=NorthWind;Server=myServer;Port=3306;")) { MySQLDataAdapter dataAdapter = new MySQLDataAdapter( "SELECT ShipName, Freight FROM Orders", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); dataAdapter.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series(); chartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "Freight" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "ShipName"; series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical; chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with MySQL data. The MySQLDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts; using (MySQLConnection connection = new MySQLConnection( "User=myUser;Password=myPassword;Database=NorthWind;Server=myServer;Port=3306;")) { MySQLDataAdapter MySQLDataAdapter1 = new MySQLDataAdapter("SELECT ShipName, Freight FROM Orders", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); MySQLDataAdapter1.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar); WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "Freight" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "ShipName"; series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }