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Dynamic Data Controls Simplify ASP.NET Applications

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New Dynamic Data controls for ASP.NET can both reduce coding for Web applications that work with databases and make those applications more maintainable. For Microsoft, ASP.NET Dynamic Data implements Web development ideas that have proven popular in Rails, a popular free Web application framework for the Ruby programming language. The controls thus make ASP.NET more competitive with this framework. However, the Dynamic Data controls need some work before they are ready for some enterprise applications.

Simpler Configuration for Complex Controls

The Dynamic Data controls controls contain both new and updated data-bound ASP.NET controls for Web applications that access databases, with features that automate configuration, reduce coding, and simplify application maintenance.

In general, data-bound ASP.NET controls are server-side components that manage part of a Web user interface (such as a text input field on a form) and automatically synchronize data with an underlying data source. The data source is often a database, but it can be collections of in-memory data records managed by other parts of an application. Some recently introduced data-bound controls can handle complex tasks, such as managing a paged view of an entire data table (GridView or ListView), or displaying and processing a complete data entry form (DetailsView or FormView).

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