Extreme ASP.NET: Controls for Silverlight and Data-binding

In the March 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine, in our Extreme ASP.NET column, Fritz Onion explains how the new ListView control can literally replace all other data-binding controls in ASP.NET. Fritz demonstrates how ListView makes several data-binding tasks much easier than they were with previous controls, including styling with CSS, flexible pagination, and the full complement of sorting, inserting, deleting, and updating features.

Don't forget to browse the sample code in our online code library.

Back in the January 2008 issue, Fritz explored techniques for building custom server controls that encapsulate Silverlight content. Wrapping Silverlight content into a custom ASP.NET control makes integrating Silverlight content as easy as using any other server-side control, and the process of adding handlers, setting properties, and calling methods on the Silverlight control is exactly the same as with any other control.

Be sure to check out Fritz's sample code in our online code library.