Data-centric UI Controls

CheckBoxList

The CheckBoxList control creates a multiselection checkbox group that can be dynamically generated using databinding. To specify items that you want to appear in the CheckBoxList control, place a ListItem element for each entry between the opening and closing

ListBox

The ListBox control is used to create a list control that allows single or multiple item selection. Use the Rows property to specify the height of the control. By default, the ListBox only allows a single selection to be made at a time.To enable the selection

Dynamically create hyperlinks For English Characters from A-Z

This is how to Dynamicly build the a links of characters from A-Z , somthing like this A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z You may need to filter a GridView results , like displaying the list

Displaying the files for a specific folder and allow the user to download them.

This is how to to list the files in a specific directory and allow the user to download the files. ASPX: asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" CellPadding="2" ForeColor="#333333"

Comparing ListView with GridView,DataList and Repeater

The ListView control is a new data presentation control that was added to .Net 3.5 , you may wonder why its added to the framework , and what it provide . The ListView control was added to provide The following functionalities : A very flexible and customizable

DropDownList

The DropDownList Web server control enables users to select from a single-selection drop-down list box. The DropDownList control is similar to the ListBox Web server control. It differs in that it shows only the selected item in a box.To specify the items

GridView

The GridView control was introducedwith ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 as a replacement for the DataGrid control. While it has many similarities to the original DataGrid controlthe GridView is a more feature rich control. A variety of resources are linked

ListView

Some people think that the ListVew is a better Repeater and is one the best new additions to Visual Studio 2008. Blogs/Articles Using the ListView Control in ASP.NET 3.5: Mustafa Basgun has also written some great articles that drill into the new ListView