DataGrid, GridView, DataList and Repeater Control in ASP.net

In Previous articles, i have written article about DataGrid.

https://jitendrazaa.com/blog/microsoft/net/datagrid-example-part-1/

https://jitendrazaa.com/blog/microsoft/net/datagrid-example-sorting-%E2%80%93-part-2/

https://jitendrazaa.com/blog/microsoft/net/asp-net-datagrid-basic-questions/

DataGrid, GridView and DataList controls are derived from the WebControl class, while the Repeater control is derived from the Control class. The WebControl class contains a number of properties, such as BackColor, ForeColor, CssClass, BorderStyle and so on.
In ASP .NET basically there are four kinds of the Data Presentation Controls.

• GridView (more options)
• DataGrid
• DataList
• Repeater (less options)

List of different abilities of Repeater Control, Datalist Control and GridView Control features.

Features of a GridView and DataGrid:

1. Displays data as a table
2. Updateable
3. Item as row
4. Control over

• Alternate item
• Header
• Footer
• Colors, font, borders, etc.
• Paging

Features of Repeater:

1. List format
2. No default output
3. More control
4. More complexity
5. Item as row
6. Not updateable

Features of DataList:

1. Directional rendering
2. Good for columns
3. Item as cell
4. Alternate item
5. Updateable

Difference between GridView, Datagrid, DataList and Data Repeater:

• Please visit here, to get difference between Gridview and DataGrid.
• Datagrid has paging while Datalist doesnt.
• Datalist has a property called repeat. Direction = vertical/horizontal. (This is of great help in designing layouts). This is not there in Datagrid.
• A repeater is used when more intimate control over html generation is required.
• When only checkboxes/radiobuttons are repeatedly served then a checkboxlist or radiobuttonlist are used as they involve fewer overheads than a Datagrid.

The Repeater repeats a layout of HTML you write, it has the least functionality of the three. DataList is the next step up from a Repeater; accept you have very little control over the HTML that the control renders. DataList is the first of the three controls that allow you Repeat-Columns horizontally or vertically. Finally, the DataGrid is the motherload. However, instead of working on a row-by-row basis, you’re working on a column-by-column basis. DataGrid caters to sorting and has basic paging for your disposal. Again you have little contro, over the HTML. NOTE: DataList and DataGrid both render as HTML tables by default.