Introduction to SQLite Database development using WinForms and C#
In today’s software development landscape, creating efficient, lightweight, and easily deployable applications is a crucial skill.
In this guide, we will explore how to leverage Windows Forms (WinForms) API to display and format SQLite data using C# for developing desktop applications.
Source codes can be downloaded from below.
You’ll learn how to connect and interact with an SQLite database, create tables, perform CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete), and display the results within a user-friendly WinForms interface. If you’re building a small desktop application this tutorial will help you get up and running quickly with SQLite and C#.
Source Codes
Source codes can be found along with the original Article (link Below)
Basic SQLite CRUD ops
In the previous tutorial ,We learned
How to connect and perform CRUD operation on SQLite Database using C# on .NET Platform.
The database operations were all done in the command line in the previous tutorial.
Building SQLite WinForms UI
In modern software engineering, it’s essential to present and organize data in a visually appealing way that aligns with users’ preferences and enhances ease of use.
Windows Forms (WinForms) is a powerful, flexible graphical user interface (GUI) framework in .NET that allows developers to create rich desktop applications for Windows. With its simple and intuitive drag-and-drop design tools, WinForms makes it easy to build user interfaces, even for those with limited UI design experience.When it comes to building database-driven applications, WinForms provides an easy way to connect and interact with databases like SQLite, SQL Server, and others. Its built-in support for data binding allows developers to quickly link user interface controls to database records, simplifying CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) and making it easier to display and manipulate data.
Displaying tabular data using DataGridView Control
Here we will use the DataGridView Control and datatable to display the SQLite data on to the WinForms Form.
DataGridView is a powerful and versatile control in the WinForms API used to display and manage tabular data in a grid format. It provides an interactive way to present data from various sources, such as databases, collections, or arrays, in a user-friendly interface.
All data from the SQLite database is transferred to a datatable object by the SQLiteDataAdapter class after executing Required SQL query.
Once datatable object has all the required data you can display the data on the datagridview using DataSource property of Datagridview
dataGridView1.DataSource = dataTable;In our case we are putting all the code inside a button handler as shown below.
Full code is available on GitHub along with original data Link above.
Displaying Kaggle SQLite Data on WinForms
Kaggle is a popular online platform for data science and machine learning enthusiasts, where users can find datasets, participate in competitions, and collaborate with others on data science projects.
Kaggle has a lot of SQLite Database that we can use ,Here we are going to display the data from “World Development Indicators kaggle dataset” on our WinForms applications as shown below.
