Using ASP.NET

Summary

In this chapter we demonstrated how powerful ASP.NET, and in particular the Web Forms DataGrid control, are for online database applications. Using just a small amount of code, you wrote an application that lets you select, edit, delete, update, and sort rows in a data grid. You also saw how to control rendering of data using bound columns and how to use data binding expressions inside template columns.

Along the way you learned some of the differences between Web Forms and Windows Forms programming. You’ll build on what you learned in this chapter when you study validation controls and ASP.NET data input next.