Databinding Web Forms to Objects as opposed to Datasets

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Collections;
using System.Diagnostics;


namespace CL.DataBinding
{
	/// <summary>
	/// This object inherits from Component and thus can be placed on
	/// a web form at design time.  This class allows us to bind
	/// various web controls to our person object
	/// </summary>
	/// 
	public class PersonAdapter : System.ComponentModel.Component
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		public PersonAdapter(System.ComponentModel.IContainer container)
		{
			///
			/// Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
			///
			container.Add(this);
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
		}

		public PersonAdapter()
		{
			///
			/// Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
			///
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// provides access to our person object so a web form
		/// can bind to the person's properties
		/// </summary>
		private Person person;
		public Person Person
		{
			get
			{
				return person;
			}
			set
			{
				person=value;
			}
		}


		/// <summary>
		/// We use this property to bind to one of our control's
		/// back color property
		/// </summary>
		public System.Drawing.Color FavoriteColor
		{
			get
			{
				switch (person.FavoriteColor.Color)
				{
					case "Blue":
						return System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
					case "Green":
						return System.Drawing.Color.Green;
					case "Red":
						return System.Drawing.Color.Red;
					default:
						return System.Drawing.Color.Black;

				}
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// for check box binding
		/// </summary>
		public bool IsLongName
		{
			get
			{
				if (person.Name.Length>10)
					return true;
				else
					return false;
			}

		}

		/// <summary>
		/// binds to the text of our 'submit' button
		/// </summary>
		public string UpdateButtonText
		{
			get
			{
				return "Update " + person.Name;
			}
		
		}
		/// <summary> 
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if(components != null)
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}


		#region Component Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
		}
		#endregion
	}
}