Q: What is DataList control?

Ans:

• It is introduced from asp.net 1.0
• It is used to generate the reports accroding to requirements
• Records can be shown to the user horizontaly or verticaly
• To bind the data with control we neeed to make use of templates

Q: What are the different types of templates available in the Datalist control?

Ans:

1. HeaderTemplate: It is used to bind data with header part of the datalist control.
2. ItemTemplate: It is used  to bind data with item in datalist control.
3. AlternatingItemTemplate: It is used to bind data with alternate items of datalist control.
4. SeperateTemplate: It is used to provide seperator between items in datalist.
5. FooterTemplate: It is used to provide some footer to the datalist control.

Q: What are the operations supported by DataList control?

Ans: Edit, Delete.

Q: What are the operations not supported by DataList Control?

Ans: Paging, Insert.