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Repeater, ListView, DataList, DataGrid, GridView ... Which to choose?

Asked 2008-09-26T12:43:51.267
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So many different controls to choose from! What are best practices for determining which control to use for displaying data in ASP.NET?

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Indeed! I've blogged on the differences between the ASP.NET 4.0 data tools. Basically, gridviews are the most powerful way to present tabular information, whereas ListView controls are for more complicated displays of repeated data. If I were giving advice to an ASP.NET newbie, I'd tell them to learn gridviews inside out and ignore the other controls to begin with.

answered 2011-11-11T08:48:29.143

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