ASP.NET WebDataGrid™ Control Videos

We have prepared the following series of demo videos on the WebDataGrid, our Aikido™ Framework-based AJAX-enabled ASP.NET data grid control. Bookmark your favorite videos and you can return to them again and again as the need arises to see how the data grid's features can be applied to your Web applications. Click on any of the thumbnail images to launch the videos.

 

WebDataGrid Sorting and Customizations

Click here to watch the WebDataGrid - Sorting and Customizations control video.Learn how to enable single or multiple sort on your WebDataGrid and perform some customization for this behavior. Also, learn how to disable sorting on the column level. In addition, you will see a client side event used to cancel the sort through JavaScript. (Duration: 8:16)

Pay To Play

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Pay To Play control video.The WebDataGrid has been specially architected to preserve performance and usability even as new features are added. This screencast will explain what this modular architecture means to you, and walk you through a couple of typical scenarios which demonstrate the "Pay to Pay" model. (Duration: 10:43)

Customizing WebDataGrid™ Cell Templates

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Customizing Cell Templates control video.Learn to customize individual cells inside a WebDataGrid. See how quickly and easily you can transform bound columns to template columns and back again. Find out how to setup a cell template to create custom layouts for the grid data. (Duration: 4:57)

Customizing WebDataGrid Columns

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Customizing Columns control video.Learn to use the smart tag to customize WebDataGrid columns. After watching this video you'll be able to:

  • Add, remove and reorder columns
  • Set the column size
  • Use the format string template to format text coming from the data source
  • Associate CSS classes to column data
  • Create custom headers and footers

(Duration: 5:58)

 

Customizing Control Templates

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Customizing Control Templates video.The built-in control templates for the WebDataGrid allow you to display messages to users when the control cannot display the expected data. In this video you learn to configure the Empty Data and Error templates. (Duration: 3:47)

Creating Custom Headers and Footers

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Creating Custom Headers and Footers control video.The WebDataGrid features a flexible template system for creating custom headers and footers. In this video you learn to customize the headers and footers using the smart tag as well as extending the template to use any markup including user controls. (Duration: 5:22)

A Lap Around the WebDataGrid Read-Only Behaviors

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Read Only Behaviors control video.The WebDataGrid ships with a rich set of behaviors making it data interaction easy. In this video you learn the basics of:

  • Activation
  • Column Resizing
  • Filtering
  • Paging
  • Row Selectors
  • Selection
  • Sorting

While quickly examining each of these behaviors you learn the purpose and further customization points for each item. (Duration: 5:54)

 

Customizing WebDataGrid Column Resizing Behavior

Click here to watch the ASP.NET WebDataGrid - Customizing Column Resizing control video.In this video you learn to customize the column resizing behavior using the smart tag. Find out how to set resizing behavior for multiple columns and even learn to turn off resizing for selected columns. (Duration: 5:09)