Entity Framework in WinForms

Bernardo Castilho

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A component that makes it easy to use Entity Framework in WinForms projects, including design-time binding support.

EF6Winforms.zip
- EF6Winforms
  - EF6WinForms
    - App.config
    - Design
      - ContextTypeTypeConverter.cs
      - EntitySetTypeDescriptor.cs
    - EF6Winforms.csproj
    - EntityBindingList.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.png
    - EntityDataSource.cs
    - EntityDataSource.Designer.cs
    - EntityDataSource.png
    - EntitySet.cs
    - packages.config
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NewItem_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
  - Sample.sln
  - Sample
    - App.config
    - BusinessLogic
      - DataModelExtensions.cs
    - Category.cs
    - Customer.cs
    - CustomerDemographic.cs
    - Employee.cs
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Model1.Context.cs
    - Model1.Context.tt
    - Model1.cs
    - Model1.Designer.cs
    - Model1.edmx
    - Model1.edmx.diagram
    - Model1.tt
    - NORTHWND.MDF
    - NORTHWND_log.ldf
    - Order.cs
    - Order_Detail.cs
    - packages.config
    - Product.cs
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - Region.cs
    - Sample.csproj
    - Sample.csproj.user
    - Shipper.cs
    - Supplier.cs
    - Territory.cs
EFWinForms.zip
- EFWinForms
  - EFWinForms
    - Design
      - ContextTypeTypeConverter.cs
      - EntitySetTypeDescriptor.cs
    - EFWinforms.csproj
    - EntityBindingList.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.png
    - EntityDataSource.cs
    - EntityDataSource.Designer.cs
    - EntityDataSource.png
    - EntitySet.cs
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NewItem_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
  - Sample.sln
  - Sample.suo
  - Sample
    - App.Config
    - BusinessLogic
      - DataModelExtensions.cs
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Forms
    - Model1.Designer.cs
    - Model1.edmx
    - NORTHWND.MDF
    - NORTHWND_log.ldf
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - DataSources
        
        NORTHWNDEntities.datasource
        
        NORTHWNDEntities1.datasource
        
        Product.datasource
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - Resources
      - Cancel1_small.png
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - Chart_small.png
      - ChartArea_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
    - Sample.csproj
SeparateConcerns.zip
- SeparateConcerns
  - DataLayer
    - App.Config
    - DataLayer.csproj
    - DataLayer.csproj.user
    - DataSource.cs
    - DataSource.Designer.cs
    - Model1.Designer.cs
    - Model1.edmx
    - Properties
  - EFWinForms
    - Design
      - ContextTypeTypeConverter.cs
      - EntitySetTypeDescriptor.cs
    - EFWinforms.csproj
    - EntityBindingList.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.png
    - EntityDataSource.cs
    - EntityDataSource.Designer.cs
    - EntityDataSource.png
    - EntitySet.cs
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NewItem_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
  - SampleApplication
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - DataSources
        
        SeparateConcerns.DataSource.datasource
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - SampleApplication.csproj
  - SeparateConcerns.sln
  - SeparateConcerns.suo
EF5WinForms.zip
- EF5Winforms
  - EF5WinForms
    - Design
      - ContextTypeTypeConverter.cs
      - EntitySetTypeDescriptor.cs
    - EF5Winforms.csproj
    - EntityBindingList.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.png
    - EntityDataSource.cs
    - EntityDataSource.Designer.cs
    - EntityDataSource.png
    - EntitySet.cs
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NewItem_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
  - Sample.sln
  - Sample
    - App.config
    - BusinessLogic
      - DataModelExtensions.cs
    - Category.cs
    - Customer.cs
    - CustomerDemographic.cs
    - Employee.cs
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Model1.Context.cs
    - Model1.Context.tt
    - Model1.cs
    - Model1.Designer.cs
    - Model1.edmx
    - Model1.edmx.diagram
    - Model1.tt
    - NORTHWND.MDF
    - NORTHWND_log.ldf
    - Order.cs
    - Order_Detail.cs
    - packages.config
    - Product.cs
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - Region.cs
    - Sample.csproj
    - Sample.csproj.user
    - Shipper.cs
    - Supplier.cs
    - Territory.cs
EFWinForms_VB.zip
- EFWinForms_VB
  - EFWinForms
    - App.config
    - ContextTypeTypeConverter.vb
    - EFWinForms.vbproj
    - EFWinForms.vbproj.user
    - EntityBindingList.vb
    - EntityBindingNavigator.vb
    - EntityDataSource.Designer.vb
    - EntityDataSource.vb
    - EntitySet.vb
    - EntitySetTypeDescriptor.vb
    - My Project
    - Resources
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NewItem_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
  - Sample.sln
  - Sample.suo
  - Sample
    - App.config
    - Form1.Designer.vb
    - Form1.resx
    - Form1.vb
    - Model1.Designer.vb
    - Model1.edmx
    - My Project
      - Application.Designer.vb
      - Application.myapp
      - AssemblyInfo.vb
      - DataSources
        
        northwndEntities.datasource
      - Resources.Designer.vb
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.vb
      - Settings.settings
    - northwnd.mdf
    - northwnd_log.ldf
    - Sample.vbproj
    - Sample.vbproj.user
sample.zip
- Sample
  - EFWinForms
    - Design
      - ContextTypeTypeConverter.cs
      - EntitySetTypeDescriptor.cs
    - EFWinforms.csproj
    - EntityBindingList.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.cs
    - EntityBindingNavigator.png
    - EntityDataSource.cs
    - EntityDataSource.Designer.cs
    - EntityDataSource.png
    - EntitySet.cs
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NewItem_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
  - Sample.sln
  - Sample
    - App.Config
    - BusinessLogic
      - DataModelExtensions.cs
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Model1.Designer.cs
    - Model1.edmx
    - NORTHWND.MDF
    - NORTHWND_log.ldf
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - DataSources
        
        NORTHWNDEntities.datasource
        
        NORTHWNDEntities1.datasource
        
        Product.datasource
      - licenses.licx
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - Resources
      - Cancel1_small.png
      - Cancel2_small.png
      - Chart_small.png
      - ChartArea_small.png
      - FirstRecord_small.png
      - LastRecord_small.png
      - NextRecord_small.png
      - PreviousRecord_small.png
      - Refresh_small.png
      - Save_small.png
      - Undo_small.png
    - Sample.csproj

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)">
  <Profiles>
    <Profile Name="(Default)" />
  </Profiles>
  <Settings />
</SettingsFile>

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Written By

Bernardo Castilho

Software Developer

Brazil

Software Architect/Developer with several years experience creating and delivering software.

Full-stack Web development (including React, Firebase, TypeScript, HTML, CSS), Entity Framework, C#, MS SQL Server.

Passionate about new technologies and always keen to learn new things as well as improve on existing skills.

Entity Framework in WinForms

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