ASP.NET GridView

The GridView control is the successor to the DataGrid and extends it in a number of ways. With this GridView control, you could display an entire collection of data, easily add sorting and paging, and perform inline editing. In addition to just displaying data, the GridView can be used to edit and delete the displayed data as well.

The GridView comes with a pair of complementary view controls: DetailsView and FormView. By combining these controls, you can easily set up master-detail views using very little code and sometimes no code at all. From the following chapters you can see some important operations in ASP.NET GridView control.