When to databind data-bound controls?
- by sanjuro
Hi, i have little dilemma, i often use data-bound controls such as Gridview in conjunction with ObjectDataSource. But i have two possible options when can i bind data to Gridview. The first is that i set datasourceid of gridview in aspx file and databind occurs in a moment before PreRender event occurs or i can set datasource in Page_Load event and databinding occurs immediately, something like this:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
testGridView.DataSource = testObjectDataSource.Select();
testGridView.DataBind();
}
}
I think that in second approach i have more control above databinding. But how it is in real programming life? Which of the above two options is commonly used? Or is there some third option how can i bind data to data-bound control? Thanks for your opinions from real-life experiences.
