ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Using the ListView Control

You can think of the ListView control as a super-flexible GridView control. Like a GridView control, the ListView control can be used to display, edit, delete, select, page through, and sort database data. However, unlike the GridView, the ListView control is entirely template-driven. Furthermore, unlike the GridView control, you can use the ListView control to insert new data into a database.

You also can think of the ListView control as a replacement for the DataList control. Like a DataList control, the ListView control can be used to display database records in multiple columns. For example, you can use the ListView control to render a photo gallery.

Finally, you can think of the ListView control as a super-fancy ...