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DataBind Azure Synapse Data to the DevExpress Data Grid



Use the CData ADO.NET Provider for Azure Synapse with the DevExpress Windows Forms and Web controls to provide Azure Synapse data to a chart.

The ADO.NET Provider for Azure Synapse by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

Connecting to Azure Synapse

In addition to providing authentication (see below), set the following properties to connect to a Azure Synapse database:

  • Server: The server running Azure. You can find this by logging into the Azure portal and navigating to Azure Synapse Analytics -> Select your database -> Overview -> Server name.
  • Database: The name of the database, as seen in the Azure portal on the Azure Synapse Analytics page.

Authenticating to Azure Synapse

Connect to Azure Synapse using the following properties:

  • User: The username provided for authentication with Azure.
  • Password: The password associated with the authenticating user.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with Azure Synapse data. The AzureSynapseDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (AzureSynapseConnection connection = new AzureSynapseConnection( "User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=Northwind;")) { AzureSynapseDataAdapter dataAdapter = new AzureSynapseDataAdapter( "SELECT Id, ProductName FROM Products WHERE ProductName = 'Konbu'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); dataAdapter.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series(); chartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "ProductName" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "Id"; series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical; chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with Azure Synapse data. The AzureSynapseDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts; using (AzureSynapseConnection connection = new AzureSynapseConnection( "User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=Northwind;")) { AzureSynapseDataAdapter AzureSynapseDataAdapter1 = new AzureSynapseDataAdapter("SELECT Id, ProductName FROM Products WHERE ProductName = 'Konbu'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); AzureSynapseDataAdapter1.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar); WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "ProductName" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "Id"; series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }