ASP.NET Data Controls

DataGrid <asp:datagrid><columns></columns></asp:datagrid>

Displays a data list as a HTML table. It has style support and default paging system.

Properties:    

Id=”results” Runat=”server” BackColor=”#f6f6da” Cellspacing=”2” Cellpadding=”2” Width=”500” Height=”500” HorizontalAlign=”center/right” GridLines=”both/none/vertical/horizontal” BorderWidth=”1” BorderColor=”#000000” ShowHeader=”false/true” AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor=”#f6f6da” AutoGenerateColumns="true/false" AllowPaging="true/false" PageSize="2" PagerStyle-Mode="NumericPages" PagerStyle-HorizontalAlign="center/right" PagerStyle-PageButtonCount="5"

Creates an unique identifier Sets  the table for server side processing Sets a background colour Sets distance between cells Sets distance around the cells’ contents Set table width Sets table height Sets table alignment Sets what borders to display Sets border height Sets border colour Displays/Hides header Sets an alternating row colour Creates columns automatically Allow record paging Sets maximum number of records to display Create pages in numbers Aligns the paging Sets maximum number of pages to display

Template Column <asp:templatecolumn></asp:templatecolumn>

Determines the area where custom columns can be created.

Example:

<asp:templatecolumn>
          <headertemplate>………</headertemplate>
          <itemtemplate>………</itemtemplate>
<footertemplate>………</footertemplate>
</ asp:templatecolumn>

Properties:

DataField=”pid” Visible=”true/false” HeaderText=”Product ID” HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign=”left” ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign=”center”

Sets the column table (Data table) to display Sets visibility Sets a Header for column (data table) Sets header alignment Sets columns (items) alignment

Bound Column <asp:boundcolumn/>

Creates a column that outputs a single value.

Example:

<asp:boundcolumn DataField=”Pname” HeaderText=”Product Name”/>

Properties:

DataField=”pid” Visible=”true/false” HeaderText=”Product ID” HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign=”left” ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign=”center”

Sets the column table (Data table) to display Sets visibility Sets a Header for column (data table) Sets header alignment Sets columns (items) alignment

 

Repeater <asp:repeater></asp:repeater>

Displays data items in a repeating list. It has no style support and no default paging system.

Example:

<asp:repeater id=”rpt” runat=”server”>
<headerTemplate>….<headerTemplate>
<itemTemplate>….<itemTemplate>
<footerTemplate>….<footerTemplate>
</asp:repeater>