Using custom collections with the ASP.NET DataGrid control


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Using custom collections with the ASP.NET DataGrid control

Author: Jan Ceulemans

When retrieving data, most developers make use of a DataReader or DataSet and bind to a data control directly. However, when you're not dealing with constantly changing data, one can use custom collection objects, cache them and make use of filtering and sorting when databinding your data. This article demonstrates how to do just that, starting off from a small end-to-end user sample, using DataGrid controls, DropDownLists, a data access layer, custom collection classes and stored procedures.










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