Get an instance of the helper class that is maintains the bound data.

Get the data source type of the container control. This is used by NTier intellisense when the developer is choosing a binding path.

Get or set the binding path to the collection on the hosting control that will be used to AddNew() on to get the new entity to bind on the editing form.

Get the actions that should be performed when changes on the form are 'committed' via a FormCommitAction. For example, this property may be set to a FormSaveAction or FormDeleteAndSaveAction.

Get the current data item specified by:
HostingControl (or data bound parent).DataSource - the top level data source.
HostingControl (or data bound parent).DataMember - the top level data member.
DataMember - the relative data member.
NOTE: Null will be returned in place of a deleted entity.

Get or set whether to disable designer validation of types and binding members.

Get or set the type of the data source that the form expects to bind to.

Get or set the type of the form, or form factory that is used to edit the data.

Get or set the control that hosts the action. Usually this would be a button or menu item.

Get or set whether the form data is loaded from the underlying data store directly if persistent. If false, the IEntitySet is cloned instead which means the database won't need to be queried.

Get or set whether the form should be displayed modally.

Get or set whether the form should display the entity data in read only mode.

Get or set whether the user will be required to save the current form before the new form is shown.

Get or set whether to revert EntitySet.HasChanges() to false before showing the form. Set this to false if you want the Save button to be enabled on the shown form as soon as it is shown.