Using fields with the GridView control

The GridView control is used to render an HTML table containing a list of data items. However, when the GridView controls renders its columns automatically, control over column formatting is lost. To maintain control over column formatting, following column field elements are used. Using these elements we can display DropDownLists or HyperLinks or Images in GridView columns.

Note that these are the only fields which we can use in a GridView control.

Field	Description
asp:BoundField	Enables us to display the value of a data item in a data source as text
asp:ButtonField	Enables us to display a button or the value of a data item as a button
asp:CheckBoxField	Enables us to display the value of a data item as a check box
asp:CommandField	Displays select, edit, delete, update or cancel buttons
asp:HyperLinkField	Displays a hyperlink
asp:ImageField	Displays an image
asp:TemplateField	Enables customization of the appearance of a data item