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ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials

By : Joydip Kanjilal
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ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials

By: Joydip Kanjilal

Overview of this book

<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="postbody">The ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls are server controls to which you can bind data to organize and display it in different ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This book shows you how to get the most from these controls to easily display and manage complex data in your web applications. It takes you through each of the major data presentation controls in ASP.NET, gets you started using them, and then shows you how to use them in your applications for managing your data.<span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials
Joydip Kanjilal
Dec, 2007 | 256 pages
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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials
ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
Preface
Preface
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1
Introduction to Data Binding in ASP.NET
Introduction to Data Binding in ASP.NET
The ASP.NET Data Binding Model
Using the Data Binding Expressions
New Data Source Controls in ASP.NET 2.0
User Interface and Data Source Paging
User Interface and Data Source Sorting
Filtering Data Using the Object Data Source Control
Summary
2
Working with List Controls in ASP.NET
Working with List Controls in ASP.NET
The ASP.NET List Controls
Summary
3
Working with the Repeater Control
Working with the Repeater Control
The ASP.NET Repeater Control
Implementing Data Paging Using the Repeater Control
Sorting Data Using the Repeater Control
Filtering Data Using the Repeater Control
Handling Repeater Control Events
Summary
4
Working with the DataList Control
Working with the DataList Control
The ASP.NET DataList Control
Summary
5
Working with the DataGrid Control in ASP.NET
Working with the DataGrid Control in ASP.NET
The ASP.NET DataGrid Control
Implementing a Sample Application Using DataGrid Control
Summary
6
Displaying Views of Data (Part I)
Displaying Views of Data (Part I)
The ASP.NET GridView Control
Implementing a Hierarchical GridView
Summary
7
Displaying Views of Data (Part II)
Displaying Views of Data (Part II)
Working with the ASP.NET DetailsView Control
Working with the ASP.NET FormView Control
Working with the ASP.NET TreeView Control
Implementing a Directory Structure as a TreeView
Summary
8
Working with LINQ
Working with LINQ
Introducing LINQ
Understanding the LINQ Architecture
Querying Data Using LINQ
The New Data Controls in VS.NET 2008 (Orcas)
Data Binding Using LINQ
Summary

Working with the ASP.NET FormView Control

The ASP.NET FormView control is a data-bound control that renders a single record at a time from its associated data source. It is quite similar to the DetailsView control except that while the DetailsView renders itself into a tabular format, the FormView control requires user-defined templates for rendering. According to the MSDN, "When using the FormView control, you specify templates to display and edit bound values. The templates contain formatting, controls, and binding expressions to create the form. The FormView control is often used in combination with a GridView control for master or detail scenarios."

To use the FormView control, simply drag and drop it from the tool box and then associate the control with a data source. In our example we will take the SqlDataSource control to bind data to the FormView control. You can use an existing data source or create a fresh new one using the smart tag of the control.

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