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A component that makes it easy to use Entity Framework in WinForms projects, including design-time binding support.
namespace SampleApplication
{
    partial class Form1
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }

        #region Windows Form 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()
        {
            this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
            this.splitContainer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer();
            this.dataGridView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
            this.dataSource1 = new DataLayer.DataSource(this.components);
            this.dataGridView2 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
            this.productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn();
            this.categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
            this.pictureDataGridViewImageColumn = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewImageColumn();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.splitContainer1)).BeginInit();
            this.splitContainer1.Panel1.SuspendLayout();
            this.splitContainer1.Panel2.SuspendLayout();
            this.splitContainer1.SuspendLayout();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).BeginInit();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView2)).BeginInit();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // splitContainer1
            // 
            this.splitContainer1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.splitContainer1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.splitContainer1.Name = "splitContainer1";
            this.splitContainer1.Orientation = System.Windows.Forms.Orientation.Horizontal;
            // 
            // splitContainer1.Panel1
            // 
            this.splitContainer1.Panel1.Controls.Add(this.dataGridView1);
            // 
            // splitContainer1.Panel2
            // 
            this.splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Add(this.dataGridView2);
            this.splitContainer1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(522, 255);
            this.splitContainer1.SplitterDistance = 123;
            this.splitContainer1.TabIndex = 0;
            // 
            // dataGridView1
            // 
            this.dataGridView1.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
            this.dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
            this.dataGridView1.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn[] {
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.pictureDataGridViewImageColumn});
            this.dataGridView1.DataMember = "Categories";
            this.dataGridView1.DataSource = this.dataSource1;
            this.dataGridView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.dataGridView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.dataGridView1.Name = "dataGridView1";
            this.dataGridView1.RowTemplate.Height = 24;
            this.dataGridView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(522, 123);
            this.dataGridView1.TabIndex = 0;
            // 
            // dataGridView2
            // 
            this.dataGridView2.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
            this.dataGridView2.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
            this.dataGridView2.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn[] {
            this.productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1,
            this.quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn,
            this.categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn,
            this.categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn});
            this.dataGridView2.DataMember = "Categories.Products";
            this.dataGridView2.DataSource = this.dataSource1;
            this.dataGridView2.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.dataGridView2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.dataGridView2.Name = "dataGridView2";
            this.dataGridView2.RowTemplate.Height = 24;
            this.dataGridView2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(522, 128);
            this.dataGridView2.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "ProductID";
            this.productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "ProductID";
            this.productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "ProductName";
            this.productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "ProductName";
            this.productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "SupplierID";
            this.supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "SupplierID";
            this.supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1
            // 
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1.DataPropertyName = "CategoryID";
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1.HeaderText = "CategoryID";
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1.Name = "categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1";
            // 
            // quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "QuantityPerUnit";
            this.quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "QuantityPerUnit";
            this.quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "UnitPrice";
            this.unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "UnitPrice";
            this.unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "UnitsInStock";
            this.unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "UnitsInStock";
            this.unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "UnitsOnOrder";
            this.unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "UnitsOnOrder";
            this.unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "ReorderLevel";
            this.reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "ReorderLevel";
            this.reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn
            // 
            this.discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "Discontinued";
            this.discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn.HeaderText = "Discontinued";
            this.discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn.Name = "discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn";
            // 
            // categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "Category";
            this.categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "Category";
            this.categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "CategoryReference";
            this.categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "CategoryReference";
            this.categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "CategoryID";
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "CategoryID";
            this.categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "CategoryName";
            this.categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "CategoryName";
            this.categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn
            // 
            this.descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.DataPropertyName = "Description";
            this.descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.HeaderText = "Description";
            this.descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn.Name = "descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn";
            // 
            // pictureDataGridViewImageColumn
            // 
            this.pictureDataGridViewImageColumn.DataPropertyName = "Picture";
            this.pictureDataGridViewImageColumn.HeaderText = "Picture";
            this.pictureDataGridViewImageColumn.Name = "pictureDataGridViewImageColumn";
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(8F, 16F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(522, 255);
            this.Controls.Add(this.splitContainer1);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
            this.Text = "SeparateConcerns";
            this.splitContainer1.Panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.splitContainer1.Panel2.ResumeLayout(false);
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.splitContainer1)).EndInit();
            this.splitContainer1.ResumeLayout(false);
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).EndInit();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView2)).EndInit();
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

        }

        #endregion

        private System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer splitContainer1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView2;
        private DataLayer.DataSource dataSource1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn productIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn productNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn supplierIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn quantityPerUnitDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn unitPriceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn unitsInStockDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn unitsOnOrderDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn reorderLevelDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn discontinuedDataGridViewCheckBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn categoryDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn categoryReferenceDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn categoryIDDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn categoryNameDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn descriptionDataGridViewTextBoxColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewImageColumn pictureDataGridViewImageColumn;
    }
}

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