Binding a field value to a property – TLinkPropertyToField

Consider the following scenario: we have a dataset (EmployeeData), a corresponding TBindSourceDB component (EmployeeBindSourceDB), and a TText component (the Text1 component). We want to bind the Text1.Text component property to the FirstName field of the dataset.

In the following screenshot, you can see the LiveBindings Designer tool window showing the bindable members of the TBindSourceDB and TText instances. The New LiveBinding dialog shows that the TLinkPropertyToField entry has been selected here:

Figure 6.5

Here, we can add a TBindingsList component to the form, start the component's editor (by double-clicking on it), add a new binding, and select the TLinkPropertyToField entry from the list (the previous screenshot shows the New LiveBinding dialog with the TLinkPropertyToField entry selected). The IDE will add a new LiveBinding object named...