Data Source Web Server Controls

Data-bound Web server controls can be bound to a data source control to make it easy to display and modify data in an ASP.NET Web application. Data-bound Web server controls are composite controls that combine other ASP.NET Web controls into a single layout, such as Label and TextBox controls.

The topics in this section provide information about the built-in data source controls in ASP.NET and how to use them to connect to data sources.

For information about the declarative syntax of Web server controls, see Web Server Control Syntax.

In This Section

• Data Source Controls Overview

• Binding to Data Using a Data Source Control

• Using Parameters with Data Source Controls

• Sorting Data with Data Source Controls

• Modifying Data using Data Source Controls

• Filtering Data Using Data Source Controls

• Caching Data Using Data Source Controls

• Handling Null Database Values Using Data Source Controls

• LinqDataSource Web Server Control Overview

• EntityDataSource Web Server Control Overview

• SqlDataSource Web Server Control Overview

• AccessDataSource Web Server Control Overview

• ObjectDataSource Web Server Control Overview

• XmlDataSource Web Server Control Overview

• SiteMapDataSource Web Server Control Overview

See Also

Other Resources

Data Toolbox Controls

Accessing Data with ASP.NET

Programming ASP.NET 3.5, Fourth Edition