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Chapter 41:  Building ASP.NET Applications Rapidly
DataList
 displays items from a data source using templates. You can customize the appearance 
of the control by manipulating the templates that make up its different components.
Related topics
The ASP.NET DataGrid web control
The Dreamweaver DataGrid allows you to insert an ASP.NET DataGrid web control. The 
DataGrid control renders tables as multi-column grids, and can include different column 
types (heterogeneous columns) for defining the layout of cell contents. These include bound, 
button, and template columns, among others. In addition, the DataGrid supports interactive 
functionality such as column sorting, editing, and commands. The column types available in 
the DataGrid are shown in the following table: 
DataGrid Column 
Type
Description
Simple Data Field
Referred to as a “bound column” in ASP.NET, the Simple Data 
Field column lets you specify which data source field to display, 
and the data format the field will use with a .NET formatting 
expression.
Free Form
Referred to as a “template column” in ASP.NET, the Free Form 
column type lets you create combinations of HTML text and server 
controls to design a custom layout for a column. The controls 
within a free-form column can be data-bound. Free-form columns 
give you added flexibility in defining the layout and functionality of 
the grid contents, because you have complete control over how 
the data is displayed and what happens when users interact with 
rows in the grid. 
Hyperlink
The Hyperlink column displays information as hypertext links. A 
typical use is to display data (such as a customer number or 
product name) as a hyperlink that users can click to navigate to a 
separate page that provides details about that item.