Databinding Web Forms to Objects as opposed to Datasets

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using CL.DataBinding;

namespace WebApplication1
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for _default.
	/// </summary>
	public class _default : System.Web.UI.Page
	{
		protected CL.DataBinding.PersonAdapter personAdapter1;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button Button1;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox TextBox3;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label lblStatsHeader;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox FirstName;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox LastName;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.CheckBox CheckBox1;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox Textbox1;
		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList FavoriteColor;
		private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;
	
		private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			//we need a person object to be created to get the
			//ball rolling
			if (StateHelper.Person==null)
				StateHelper.Person=StateHelper.TestPerson;
			
			//if the page has been posted back then apply updates requested
			if (this.IsPostBack)
			{
				//pass form's Request name value collection to the
				//static Update method
				Person.Update(Request.Form);
			}

			//pass our person object to our adapter.  The various controls
			//are bound to this adapter
			this.personAdapter1.Person=StateHelper.Person;

			//this one line of code takes care of setting up the
			//entire web form including setting controls' text properties
			//back color etc etc
			this.DataBind();

			//the databinding should have taken care of this but
			//for some reason it ignores the SelectedValue binding
			//Oh well - we just do it ourselves then
			this.FavoriteColor.SelectedValue =StateHelper.Person.FavoriteColor.Color;

		}

		#region Web Form Designer generated code
		override protected void OnInit(EventArgs e)
		{
			//
			// CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.
			//
			InitializeComponent();
			base.OnInit(e);
		}
		
		/// <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.personAdapter1 = new CL.DataBinding.PersonAdapter(this.components);
			// 
			// personAdapter1
			// 
			this.personAdapter1.Person = null;
			this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);

		}
		#endregion


	}
}