SAMS Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 24 Hours

Learning More about the DataGrid

We've only begun to scratch the surface of the DataGrid in this hour. As we will see in future hours, the DataGrid provides an incredible feature set. In three upcoming hours, we'll look at a number of real-world examples that display data using the DataGrid. In Hour 18, “Allowing the User to Sort the Data in a DataGrid,” for example, we will see how the DataGrid's data can be sorted by the Web visitor. In Hour 19, “Paging Through the DataGrid's Data,” we will look at how to provide pagination for DataGrids that display a large amount of data. Finally, in Hour 20, “Editing the Data in a DataGrid,” we will examine how to use the DataGrid to allow the user to edit existing database data.

Even after Hour 20 we will ...