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Using the DataList Web Control

The DataList Web control provides you with a flexible, full-featured control for displaying information from data sources.

The following topics provide information that you will find useful in learning to work with the DataList control.

For information about See
Background information on the DataList control, including what you can do with it and an overview of its features. Introduction to the DataList Web Control
How to add a DataList Web control to a Web Forms page and set the required properties to make it work. Adding a DataList to a Web Forms Page
How to display the list in either flow or table format. Specifying List Format
How to control how many columns the list has and how the items are ordered within columns. Specifying List Layout
How to provide a Select button which users can click to highlight an item. Allowing Users to Select Items
How to add editing features to items in the list. Allowing Users to Edit Items
How to allow users to delete either individual items or a batch of items. Allowing Users to Delete Items
How to add buttons to individual items that invoke custom functionality for list items. Responding to Button Events in DataList Items
How to dynamically control the contents and appearance of items. Customizing DataList Items at Run Time

See Also

ASP+ Web Forms | Web Forms Server Controls