Formatting the DataGrid
The DataGrid control can be formatted using many of the techniques mentioned already in this hour. All of the built-in style properties discussed for the DataList are still accessible with the DataGrid with one addition: Because it is possible to edit content directly in the DataGrid, the DataGrid also has a style named EditItemStyle. You can use this to change the appearance of the row currently being modified by a user.
In addition to this type of formatting, you can also tell the DataGrid control to not generate columns automatically and work with the columns directly. This is normally a wise choice; though the automatically generated columns are handy, they will rarely, if ever, be a good choice for a production application. ...
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