In the last step you set up the grid application – but while the basic grid is functional, it contains no data. In this step you’ll add a data model to your project that you will later use to generate data to display in the C1DataGrid control.

1. To add a data model, complete the following steps:
2. Right-click the project node and select Add | Class….
3. Name the class – Product.cs and click OK.
4. Replace the generated Product class code with the following:

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public class Product { static Random _rnd = new Random(); static string[] _names = "Macko|Surfair|Pocohey|Studeby".Split('|'); static string[] _lines = "Computers|Washers|Stoves|Cars".Split('|'); static string[] _colors = "Red|Green|Blue|White".Split('|'); public Product() { Name = _names[_rnd.Next() % _names.Length]; Line = _lines[_rnd.Next() % _lines.Length]; Color = _colors[_rnd.Next() % _colors.Length]; Price = 30 + _rnd.NextDouble() * 1000; Cost = 3 + _rnd.NextDouble() * 300; Discontinued = _rnd.NextDouble() < .2; Introduced = DateTime.Today.AddDays(_rnd.Next(-600, 0)); } public string Name { get; set; } public string Color { get; set; } public string Line { get; set; } public double Price { get; set; } public double Cost { get; set; } public DateTime Introduced { get; set; } public bool Discontinued { get; set; } }