This abstract class provides basic functionality for the DataList and DataGrid web controls. These controls include data binding (through the DataBind( ) method and properties like DataSource), and simple formatting through various table-specific properties, including CellPadding (the space between content in a cell and the cell borders), CellSpacing (the space between cells), and HorizontalAlign (the position of the table relative to the page or adjacent content).

public abstract class BaseDataList : WebControl {
// Public Constructors
   public BaseDataList( );
// Public Instance Properties
   public virtual int CellPadding{set; get; }
   public virtual int CellSpacing{set; get; }
   public override ControlCollection Controls{get; }             // overrides System.Web.UI.Control
   public virtual string DataKeyField{set; get; }
   public DataKeyCollection DataKeys{get; }
   public string DataMember{set; get; }
   public virtual object DataSource{set; get; }
   public virtual GridLines GridLines{set; get; }
   public virtual HorizontalAlign HorizontalAlign{set; get; }
// Protected Instance Properties
   protected ArrayList DataKeysArray{get; }
// Public Static Methods
   public static bool IsBindableType(Type type);
// Public Instance Methods
   public override void DataBind( );                 // overrides System.Web.UI.Control
// Protected Instance Methods
   protected override void AddParsedSubObject(object obj);      // overrides System.Web.UI.Control
   protected override void CreateChildControls( );                // overrides System.Web.UI.Control
   protected abstract void CreateControlHierarchy(bool useDataSource);
   protected override void OnDataBinding(EventArgs e);          // overrides System.Web.UI.Control
   protected virtual void OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e);
   protected abstract void PrepareControlHierarchy( );
   protected override void Render(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);   // overrides WebControl
// Events
   public event EventHandler SelectedIndexChanged;
}

Hierarchy

System.Object System.Web.UI.Control(System.ComponentModel.IComponent, System.IDisposable, System.Web.UI.IParserAccessor, System.Web.UI.IDataBindingsAccessor) WebControl(System.Web.UI.IAttributeAccessor) BaseDataList

Subclasses

DataGrid, DataList