How to Bind a DataGrid to a DataTable all in code behind?

Question

How to bind a DataGrid to a DataTable in C# code behind? (All controls are generated in run-time, so no XAML please)

I tried Binding(), set the DataContext, set the ItemsSource, but all doesn't work:

/* Binding() fails */
Binding bind = new Binding();
bind.Source = dataset;
bind.Path = new PropertyPath("dataset.Tables");
datagrid.SetBinding(DataSet, bind);

/* DataContext fails */
datagrid.DataContext = dataset.Tables;

/* ItemsSource fails */
datagrid.ItemsSource = dataset.Tables;

All I need to do is to Bind a DataGrid to a DataTable, so when there is new rows added to the DataTable, it will show automatically on the DataGrid.

I search all through stackoverflow and google but strangely I cannot find a solution.

You mean bind a dataTable to a DataGrid, you dont bind a DataGrid to a DataTable. — Jethro
subscribe to the TableNewRow event of the DataTable and assign — V4Vendetta

Tomas McGuinness Tomas McGuinness · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-28T07:18:47

Try binding to one of the Tables in your dataset:

datagrid.ItemsSource = dataset.Tables[0].DefaultView;

How to Bind a DataGrid to a DataTable all in code behind?

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