This sample creates a custom IListDataAdapter that connects to a web service and displays that data in a ListView control. It also shows you how to manipulate data by reordering, adding, and removing items in a WinJS.Binding.List and an IListDataSource.

This sample implements the IListDataAdapter interface and creates a custom IListDataSource by inheriting from the VirtualizedDataSource class. For a walkthrough of the sample, see How to create a custom data source.

This sample is written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. For the XAML version, see the XAML data binding sample.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.

Note  For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

Related topics

How to create a custom data source
IListDataAdapter
IListDataSource
VirtualizedDataSource
Windows 8 app samples
Roadmap for apps using JavaScript

Related technologies

Windows 8 apps using JavaScript, IListDataAdapter , ListView

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample

  1. Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.