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# TDataLink.DataSource

Datasource this datalink is connected to

## Declaration

Source position: db.pas line 1442

`public property TDataLink.DataSource: TDatasource read FDataSource write SetDataSource;`

## Description

Datasource should be set to a TDatasource instance to get access to the dataset it is connected to. A datalink never points directly to a TDataset instance, always to a datasource. When the datasource is enabled or disabled, all TDatalink instances connected to it are enabld or disabled at once.

## See also

TDataset |  | Base class for records-based data-access
TDatasource |  | Component representing the link between a local (GUI) component and a dataset

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