Binda

Simple Data Binding for WinForms. It provides a easy way to get data from any POCO into a Form and back.

Features

• Bind the public properties of an object to controls with a matching name and data type on a Form.
• Ability to declare property aliases.
• Ability to register custom .NET control types.

Planned Features

• Support for complex controls (Combobox, DataGrid, etc.) that represent a composite object.

How do I get it?

Via NuGet

PM> Install-Package Binda

Via Source

git clone git://github.com/minton/Binda.git

How do I use it?

Basic example

var binda = new Binder();
binda.Bind(myObject, myForm);

Using property aliases

var binda = new Binder();
var aliases = new List<BindaAlias> { new BindaAlias("MyPropertyName", "MyPropertyAliasName") };
binda.Bind(myObject, myForm);

Using custom .NET controls

var binda = new Binder();
_binder.AddRegistration(typeof(PersonControl), "FirstName", typeof(string));
binda.Bind(myObject, myForm);

How do I run the tests?

I used MSpec for testing and the Test Runner in Resharper. If you don't have Resharper I recommend you get it. If that's not an option you can still run the tests manually via the MSpec command-line runner like this:

mspec.exe BindaTests.dll

Why WinForms?

A lot of developers, myself included, are still actively working with legacy code on platforms where there is weak support for data binding. Binda in combination with an ORM like Dapper will make working with WinForms much less tedious.