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Strongly Typed Data Controls and Model Binding

In the real world, you often need to perform data-binding at runtime. For example, if you have a GridView control like in the previous sample application, you can perform runtime binding by assigning the DataSource property and then invoking the DataBind method explicitly like this:

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Me.GridView1.DataSource = northwind.OrdersMe.GridView1.DataBind()

ASP.NET 4.6 inherits some goodies from its predecessor to help you write both declarative and runtime data-binding code, offering strongly typed data controls and model binding.

Strongly Typed Data Controls

When data-binding at runtime, it is useful to specify the type of the data to which the control is bound. Visual Studio ...