DataProvider

Description

A DataProvider is an interface that exposes a data source to the DataGrid. It exposes functionalities used by the DataGrid to query for data items or any other kind of data related to the data source.

Functions

Function

Parameter

Type

Description

5

openChannel()

 

 

Opens a communication channel to allow the DataGrid to interact with the data source.

 

settings

DataProviderChannelSettings

The options that determine the context in which the data requests are asked.

 

[output]

DataProviderChannel

Returns the communication channel through which the async requests are launched.

Remarks

A DataProvider can be set as a data source for the DataGrid through the DataGridOptions and DataGridStartupOptions, or via the DataGrid.setDataSource function.

The DataProvider currently used by the DataGrid can be retrieved via the DataGrid.getDataSource function.