How to create template controls using Data Grid Control in asp.net 2.0

A data bound list control that displays the items from data source in a table. The DataGrid control allows you to select, sort, and edit these items.

Column Type	Description
BoundColumn	Displays a column bound to a field in a data source.  It displays each item in the field as text. This is the default column type of the DataGrid control.
ButtonColumn	Displays a command button for each item in the column. This allows you to create a column of custom button controls, such asAdd or Remove buttons.
EditCommandColumn	Displays a column that contains editing commands for each item in the column.
HyperLinkColumn	Displays the contents of each item in the column as a hyperlink. The contents of the column can be bound to a field in a data source or static text.
TemplateColumn	Displays each item in the column following a specified template. This allows you to provide custom controls in the column.

Use the DataGrid control to display the fields of a data source as columns in a table. Each row in the DataGrid control represents a record in the data source. The DataGrid control supports selection, editing, deleting, paging, and sorting

Different column types determine the behavior of the columns in the control. The following table lists the different column types that can be used.

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How to create template controls using Grid View Control in asp.net 2.0

ASP.NET GridView control and how to implement Insert, Edit,Update, Delete, Paging and Sorting functions in ASP.NET GridView control. We have received many posts in forums about this popular web control, so this sample provides a complete sample for showing how to implement these basic functions of this control

Gets a collection of DataControlField objects that represent the column fields in a GridView control.

type	Description
BoundField	Displays the value of a field in a data source. This is the default column type of the GridView control.
ButtonField	Displays a command button for each item in the GridView control. This enables you to create a column of custom button controls, such as the Add or the Remove button.
CheckBoxField	Displays a check box for each item in the GridView control. This column field type is commonly used to display fields with a Boolean value.
CommandField	Displays predefined command buttons to perform select, edit, or delete operations.
HyperLinkField	Displays the value of a field in a data source as a hyperlink. This column field type enables you to bind a second field to the hyperlink's URL.
ImageField	Displays an image for each item in the GridView control.
TemplateField	Displays user-defined content for each item in the GridView control, according to a specified template. This column field type enables you to create a custom column field.

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How to create template controls using List view Control in asp.net 3.0 
The asp:ListView control supports data editing, insertion, deleting, paging and sorting like another powerful asp.net control GridView.  But - unlike the GridView, it provides us with complete control over the html markup generated like DataList or Repeater control using templates and styles.
The following table lists all the templates that are used with the ListView control.

LayoutTemplate

Identifies the root template that defines the main layout of the control. It contains a placeholder object, such as a table row (tr), div, or spanelement. This element will be replaced with the content that is defined in the ItemTemplate template or in the GroupTemplate template. It might also contain a DataPager object.

ItemTemplate

Identifies the data-bound content to display for single items.

ItemSeparatorTemplate

Identifies the content to render between single items.

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