The DataList control displays data items in a repeating list, and optionally supports selecting and editing the items. The content and layout of list items in DataList is defined using templates. At a minimum, every DataList must define an ItemTemplate; however, several optional templates can be used to customize the appearance of the list. The following table describes those templates.

The DataList control displays data items in a repeating list, and optionally supports selecting and editing the items. The content and layout of list items in DataList is defined using templates. At a minimum, every DataList must define an ItemTemplate; however, several optional templates can be used to customize the appearance of the list. The following table describes those templates.

The following example demonstrates a ControlParameter used to obtain a parameter value from a DropDownList control on the page.

The following example demonstrates a ControlParameter used to obtain a parameter value from a DropDownList control on the page.

he following example demonstrates the GridView control bound to a SqlDataSource control to produce a read-only tabular report.

he following example demonstrates the GridView control bound to a SqlDataSource control to produce a read-only tabular report.

The Repeater control displays data items in a repeating list. Similar to DataList, the content and layout of list items in Repeater is defined using templates. At a minimum, every Repeater must define an ItemTemplate; however, the following optional templates may be used to customize the appearance of the list.

The Repeater control displays data items in a repeating list. Similar to DataList, the content and layout of list items in Repeater is defined using templates. At a minimum, every Repeater must define an ItemTemplate; however, the following optional templates may be used to customize the appearance of the list.

WebGrid is a highly automated tool that generates data input forms, handles all datasource interaction (update, insert, and delete), and comes with built-in html editor, charts, spreadsheet, grid tabs, toolbar, treeview, customized layout, sorting, searching, and much more.

WebGrid is a highly automated tool that generates data input forms, handles all datasource interaction (update, insert, and delete), and comes with built-in html editor, charts, spreadsheet, grid tabs, toolbar, treeview, customized layout, sorting, searching, and much more.