Putting the Rich Data Controls in Context
Web Forms provides seven built-in rich data controls. These controls can be useful when you are working with data and want to use the Web Forms data-binding features.
As we go through each control, you will start to notice some overlapping functions. Different controls can display data in similar ways, or support templates in such a way that you can easily create the same effect. Most of the time, it doesn’t matter which control you use, so just pick the one that you like the best. But there are some differences in their use, and to help put these controls in context, I have summarized them in Table 20-1, including whether the controls support built-in paging and the ability to modify as well as display ...
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