Differences between tag and datasource in datagridview?

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hi all.
i have seen seen people for binding data to gridview use either tag or datasource.
i want know if there are any Differences.
are there? and what are they?
Thanks

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.tag .datasource gridview

Posted 2-Jan-17 2:15am

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Updated 2-Jan-17 5:33am

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Leo Chapiro · Answer 1 · 2017-01-02T02:39:00

Solution 1

Binding of a WHOLE control is ONLY via datasource possible: How to: Bind Data to the Windows Forms DataGridView Control[^]

Apart of binding, every cell / row / element of this control CAN have a tag.
This is the possibility to STORE in this one element some information like e.g. string or integer.

Posted 2-Jan-17 2:39am

Leo Chapiro

Updated 3-Jan-17 22:39pm

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 2 · 2017-01-02T05:33:00

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The Tag property is just there to store a single piece of data, like a value or an object. It's never used to bind a grid to data.

Posted 2-Jan-17 5:33am

Dave Kreskowiak