# Binding the Grid

**RadGridView** supports the standard Windows Forms data binding model, so it will bind to a variety of data sources. In most circumstances its **DataSource** property will be bound to a **BindingSource** component which will manage the interaction with the data source. The **BindingSource** component can represent any Windows Forms data source and gives you great flexibility when choosing or modifying the location of your data.

If the **DataSource** is set to a dataset object with multiple tables, you can set the the **DataMember** property to the name of the table that the control should display. See [Databinding RadGridView](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/gridview/populating-with-data/databinding-radgridview) for an overview of binding to many popular data types.

## See Also

* [DataBinding RadGridView](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/gridview/populating-with-data/databinding-radgridview)

* [Columns](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/gridview/fundamentals/columns)

* [Creating Hierarchical Grids](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/gridview/fundamentals/creating-hierarchical-grids)

* [Editing](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/gridview/fundamentals/editing)

* [Element Hierarchy](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/gridview/fundamentals/element-hierarchy)