Summary

In this chapter, we've showed you how LiveBindings not only replaces the need for data-aware controls you've used in VCL applications but has greater potential and is easier to extend. There are multiple ways to use it, and it's really quite intuitive once you understand the basics.

First, we learned how to hook up controls to other controls and data sources, how you can use both the Designer and the Wizard to your advantage to speed up prototyping, and then how to transform your demos into production-ready applications with very little effort. Now, you know how to manipulate how date is displayed through LiveBindings custom formatting, and even how to extend the LiveBindings capabilities with custom methods.

This is not only a step forward in productivity due to it reducing your time to market with the ease of use LiveBindings provides – it also lowers the barriers to improving your interface in subtle ways that will make a big difference to your...