ASP.NET Web Pages - The WebGrid Helper

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Doing The HTML Yourself

In a previous chapter, you displayed database data by using razor code, and doing the HTML markup yourself:
Database Example

@{
var db = Database.Open("SmallBakery");
var selectQueryString = "SELECT * FROM Product ORDER BY Name";
}
<html>
<body>
<h1>Small Bakery Products</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Id</th>
<th>Product</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Price</th>
</tr>
@foreach(var row in db.Query(selectQueryString))
{
<tr>
<td>@row.Id</td>
<td>@row.Name</td>
<td>@row.Description</td>
<td style="text-align:right">@row.Price</td>
</tr>
}
</table>
</body>
</html>

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Using The WebGrid Helper

Using the WebGrid helper is an easier way to display data.

The WebGrid helper:

Automatically sets up an HTML table to display data
Supports different options for formatting
Supports paging through data
Supports Sorting by clicking on column headings
WebGrid Example

@{
var db = Database.Open("SmallBakery") ;
var selectQueryString = "SELECT * FROM Product ORDER BY Name";
var data = db.Query(selectQueryString);
var grid = new WebGrid(data);
}
<html>
<head>
<title>Displaying Data Using the WebGrid Helper</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Small Bakery Products</h1>
<div id="grid">
@grid.GetHtml()
</div>
</body>
</html>

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WebGrid Object Reference

Helper	Description
WebGrid(data)	Creates a new WebGrid object using data from a query.
WebGrid.GetHtml()	Renders markup to display data in an HTML table.
WebGrid.Pager()	Renders a pager for the WebGrid object.

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ASP.NET Web Pages - The WebGrid Helper

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