Many of the examples that demonstrate how to perform CRUD operations against the WebDataGrid either use the ObjectDataSource mapped to POCOs or implement persistence operations by interfacing with a POCO repository directly.

Using ADO.NET Directly

Quick Summary:

• Associate validators and editor providers to WebDataGrid cells using Cell Editing’s Column Settings
• Customize the look and feel of validation messages by applying a CSS class to the validator
• Wire up custom validators by finding…

Quick Summary

• DataViewState stores only the row collection information (off by default)
• ViewState stores “everything else”

Introduction

ASP.NET view state is a touchy subject. In recent years the entire concept of view state has…

Quick Summary:

Insert

Passing an array of values conforming to the schema of the data source to the add function adds data to the data source:

    $find(<GRID_CLIENT_ID>).get_rows().add(<NEW_VALUES_ARRAY>);

Delete

To remove a row, the…

This article aims to get you acquainted with the very basics when working with the WebDataGrid. The below examples demonstrate how to quickly bind the grid to some data, customize a few columns and change the look and feel of the grid.

The Basics

Begin…

One of the first issues you encounter when working with a data bound control is the decision of how to provide data to the control. The WebDataGrid works with many data source options and this article will demonstrate how to use three of the most…

A common question I get when customers are working with data bound controls is:

How do I easily access the primary key [or any other piece of extra data] on the client, and still hide it from the user?

Concept

The concept lies in placing the…

Introduction

At least once per week I get the question - “How can I make this page run faster”.  We can break down ASP.NET performance into two main categories, size and speed.  Not surprisingly, size has a direct correlation with speed.  But…

With the release of NetAdvantage 2009.1 the WebDataGrid now features the ability to move columns in the grid. This article demonstrates how to persist the grid layout so you may keep new column sequences for future use by your users.

Note: Make sure…

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This article demonstrates how to implement a WebDataGrid custom pager with the following features:

• First, previous, next and last buttons
• Direct access to individual pages
• Display of current page number
• Display of total record c…

NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 3 ushered in the release of the new WebDataGrid. In order to help you get familiar with this all-new control build on the Infragistics Akido framework, I will take you step-by-step through building an AJAX master/detail page.

The WebDataGrid features an extensive client side object model that makes it easy to work with the grid’s data in the browser. This article shows you how to implement a text-based search of the grid’s contents.

The below screen shot gives…

When you are using the WebDataGrid connected to the DataSource and have enabled built-in AJAX behaviors like paging, sorting.. etc that require an AJAX call to the server, it is nice to show a wait indicator so that the users know that there is a request…