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EntityServerModeDataSource Class

A data source that can be associated with the Entity Framework source.

Namespace: DevExpress.Data.Linq

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

#Declaration

public class EntityServerModeDataSource :
    DataSourceControl

#Remarks

The EntityServerModeDataSource component allows you to bind the ASPxCardView, ASPxGridView, ASPxVerticalGrid, ASPxComboBox and ASPxPivotGrid controls to a data source via the Entity Framework, and enable the database server mode. To do this, follow the steps listed below:

Important

To use the Server Mode with Entity Framework 6+, it is necessary to use special options on the application startup. To learn more, see the Knowledge Base Article: Is it possible to use the Entity Framework 6 and Server Mode together.

#Online Demos

Web Forms:

MVC:

#Example

The following example illustrates how to use the EntityServerModeDataSource component.

<dx:ASPxGridView ID="grid" ClientInstanceName="grid" runat="server" KeyFieldName="ID" Width="100%" 
    DataSourceID="EntityServerModeDataSource">
</dx:ASPxGridView>
<dx:EntityServerModeDataSource ID="EntityServerModeDataSource" runat="server" 
    ContextTypeName="DevExpress.Web.Demos.LargeDatabaseContext" TableName="Emails" />

#Inheritance

Object
Control
DataSourceControl
EntityServerModeDataSource
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