Chapter 6. Altering DataGrid Output

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding DataGrid Properties

• Paging with the DataGrid

• Sorting Columns

• BoundColumns

• Summary

In Chapter 5, “Using a Basic DataGrid,” you learned how to work with the basic ASP.NET DataGrid server control. You also learned how to get data and bind it to a DataGrid so it can be rendered as HTML on a client browser. In this chapter, you're going to learn how to alter the DataGrid cosmetically. You'll also learn how to build DataGrids that use paging to show only a select amount of data at a time, and that use sorting to allow the user to click on a column heading. Finally you'll learn to re-sort the data in the DataGrid.

This chapter will cover the following:

• Properties for altering a DataGrid's appearance

• Paging DataGrids—Using the built-in paging and custom paging

• Sorting the DataGrid by columns

• Using BoundColumns