Binding to LinqDataSource

Since the Q2 2008 SP1 release RadTabStrip supports hierarchical data binding to the LinqDataSource control. This article shows how to do this in Design Time:

1. Create a new Web Site in Visual Studio 2008 and copy the Northwind.mdf database in your App_Data folder.

2. Add a new "Linq to SQL Classes" item named "Northwind.dbml":

   

3. Open Northwind.dbml in design mode and drag the Employees table from Server Explorer. The Employees table is self referencing and suites perfectly for this example:

   

4. Open Default.aspx in design mode and drag a new RadTabStrip instance.

5. Open the smart tag and select "New data source":

   

6. Choose "LinqDataSource" from the "Data Source Configuration Wizard":

   

7. Configure the newly created data source to use the NorhtwindDataContext object:

   

8. Select the "EmployeeID", "LastName" and "ReportsTo" columns from the "Configure Data Source" dialog:

   

9. Click "Finish" and open the RadTabStrip smart tag to complete the configuration.

10. Select "EmployeeID" for the DataFieldID property, "ReportsTo" for the DataFieldParentID property and "LastName" for the DataTextField property:

    

1. Save your page and run the web site. You should see a page with the following RadTabStrip:

   

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