Adding a Choice List in LightSwitch 2012

Adding a ChoiceList In LightSwitch 2012

A Choice List represents data to be limited to a small amount of values. For example if there is a field for which Male and Female are the fixed set of values.

Here we will see how to use a Choice list in a Table in LightSwitch using Visual Studio 2012.

The following is the procedure for using a Choice List in LightSwitch.

Step 1

Open the Solution Explorer.



Step 2

Right-click on Data Source and choose Add Table option.



Step 3

The Table appears in the table designer.



Adding a Choice List

Step 1

Select the field in the table and go to the property window and click on the "Choice List" link.



Step 2

The Choice List dialog box appears on the screen. Define the various choices and click the "OK" button.



Adding a Screen

Step 1

Right-click on "Screens" and choose "Add Screen".



Step 2

The Add New Screen dialog box appears. From the screen template choose "New Data Screen", select the Screen Name and Select the Screen Data and click "OK".



Step 3

Press F5 to run the application.