ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Chapter 16. Using the QueryExtender Control

In This Chapter

• Introduction to the QueryExtender Control

• Querying Data with Declarative Syntax

• Building a Sample Page with the QueryExtender Control

• Summary

One of ASP.NET’s great strengths is the near infinite number of ways in which you can populate your pages with data. Although there have always been low-level options available such as ADO.NET, in recent years it has become more popular to use Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tools, dynamic data tools, and other abstractions. Most of these abstractions work either at the code-behind level or within other Assemblies.

This chapter introduces you to the QueryExtender control that enables you to modify standard ASP.NET declarative data ...