Question

I would like to display data from a database onto a content page using asp and C#. getting and displaying data from database onto a grid view is simple, I want something more advanced which gives me the ability to customize the layout of the data being displayed rather than data looking like its in a table.

I had in mind to create components dynamically for each item. For example, each item will have a panel, with labels(displaying data) and a button displaying more data in that same panel. Then I was going to make a sort of paging by using multiviews and hyperlinks at the bottom to change pages. the pages will increase if there are more than 10 items in one page.

What I am really asking for is what is the best solution/method to use to display data in an organized way rather than a table looking design.

Answer 1

I sounds like the Repeater Control is exactly what you’re looking for. It will allow you to specify a template for how to display a single item (which doesn’t need to be rows in a table, it can be sequential panels, or whatever else you want). You can then bind data to that repeater just as you would for a GridView.