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DetailsView Class

Displays the values of a single record from a data source in a table, where each data row represents a field of the record. The DetailsView control allows you to edit, delete, and insert records.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax
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Public Class DetailsView _
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[[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%]("SelectedValue")]
public class DetailsView : [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_1%], 
	[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_2%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_3%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_4%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_5%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_6%], 
	[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_7%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_8%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_9%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_10%]
[[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%](L"SelectedValue")]
public ref class DetailsView : public [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_1%], 
	[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_2%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_3%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_4%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_5%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_6%], 
	[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_7%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_8%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_9%], [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_10%]
[<[%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%]("SelectedValue")>]
type DetailsView =  
    class 
        inherit [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_1%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_2%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_3%] 
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        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_5%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_6%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_7%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_8%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_9%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/7z482d0y_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_10%] 
    end
<asp:DetailsView />

The DetailsView type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public method DetailsViewInitializes a new instance of the DetailsView class.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public property AccessKeyGets or sets the access key that allows you to quickly navigate to the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected property AdapterGets the browser-specific adapter for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AllowPagingGets or sets a value indicating whether the paging feature is enabled.
Public property AlternatingRowStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the alternating data rows in a DetailsView control.
Public property AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectoryGets or sets the application-relative virtual directory of the Page or UserControl object that contains this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AttributesGets the collection of arbitrary attributes (for rendering only) that do not correspond to properties on the control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property AutoGenerateDeleteButtonGets or sets a value indicating whether the built-in control to delete the current record is displayed in a DetailsView control.
Public property AutoGenerateEditButtonGets or sets a value indicating whether the built-in controls to edit the current record are displayed in a DetailsView control.
Public property AutoGenerateInsertButtonGets or sets a value indicating whether the built-in controls to insert a new record are displayed in a DetailsView control.
Public property AutoGenerateRowsGets or sets a value indicating whether row fields for each field in the data source are automatically generated and displayed in a DetailsView control.
Public property BackColorGets or sets the background color of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property BackImageUrlGets or sets the URL to an image to display in the background of a DetailsView control.
Public property BindingContainerInfrastructure. Gets the control that contains this control's data binding. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property BorderColorGets or sets the border color of the Web control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property BorderStyleGets or sets the border style of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property BorderWidthGets or sets the border width of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property BottomPagerRowGets a DetailsViewRow object that represents the bottom pager row in a DetailsView control.
Public property CaptionGets or sets the text to render in an HTML caption element in a DetailsView control. This property is provided to make the control more accessible to users of assistive technology devices.
Public property CaptionAlignGets or sets the horizontal or vertical position of the HTML caption element in a DetailsView control. This property is provided to make the control more accessible to users of assistive technology devices.
Public property CellPaddingGets or sets the amount of space between the contents of a cell and the cell's border.
Public property CellSpacingGets or sets the amount of space between cells.
Protected property ChildControlsCreatedGets a value that indicates whether the server control's child controls have been created. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientIDGets the control ID for HTML markup that is generated by ASP.NET. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientIDModeGets or sets the algorithm that is used to generate the value of the ClientID property. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ClientIDSeparatorGets a character value representing the separator character used in the ClientID property. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CommandRowStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of a command row in a DetailsView control.
Protected property ContextGets the HttpContext object associated with the server control for the current Web request. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ControlsGets a collection of the child controls within the composite data-bound control. (Inherited from CompositeDataBoundControl.)
Public property ControlStyleGets the style of the Web server control. This property is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property ControlStyleCreatedGets a value indicating whether a Style object has been created for the ControlStyle property. This property is primarily used by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property CssClassGets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class rendered by the Web server control on the client. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property CurrentModeGets the current data-entry mode of the DetailsView control.
Public property DataItemGets the data item bound to the DetailsView control.
Public property DataItemContainerGets a reference to the naming container if the naming container implements IDataItemContainer. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property DataItemCountGets the number of items in the underlying data source.
Public property DataItemIndexGets the index of the item being displayed in a DetailsView control from the underlying data source.
Public property DataKeyGets a DataKey object that represents the primary key of the displayed record.
Public property DataKeyNamesGets or sets an array that contains the names of the key fields for the data source.
Public property DataKeysContainerGets a reference to the naming container if the naming container implements IDataKeysControl. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property DataMemberGets or sets the name of the list of data that the data-bound control binds to, in cases where the data source contains more than one distinct list of data items. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public property DataSourceGets or sets the object from which the data-bound control retrieves its list of data items. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Public property DataSourceIDGets or sets the ID of the control from which the data-bound control retrieves its list of data items. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public property DataSourceObjectGets an object that implements the IDataSource interface, which provides access to the object's data content. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public property DefaultModeGet or sets the default data-entry mode of the DetailsView control.
Public property DeleteMethodGets or sets the name of the method on the page that is called when the control performs a delete operation.
Protected property DesignModeGets a value indicating whether a control is being used on a design surface. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property EditRowStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the data rows when a DetailsView control is in edit mode.
Public property EmptyDataRowStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the empty data row displayed when the data source bound to a DetailsView control does not contain any records.
Public property EmptyDataTemplateGets or sets the user-defined content for the empty data row rendered when a DetailsView control is bound to a data source that does not contain any records.
Public property EmptyDataTextGets or sets the text to display in the empty data row rendered when a DetailsView control is bound to a data source that does not contain any records.
Public property EnabledGets or sets a value indicating whether the Web server control is enabled. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property EnableModelValidationGets or sets a value that indicates whether data-model validation is enabled.
Public property EnablePagingCallbacksGets or sets a value indicating whether client-side callback functions are used for paging operations in the DetailsView control.
Public property EnableThemingGets or sets a value indicating whether themes apply to this control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property EnableViewStateGets or sets a value indicating whether the server control persists its view state, and the view state of any child controls it contains, to the requesting client. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property EventsGets a list of event handler delegates for the control. This property is read-only. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property FieldHeaderStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the header column in a DetailsView control.
Public property FieldsGets a collection of DataControlField objects that represent the explicitly declared row fields in a DetailsView control.
Public property FontGets the font properties associated with the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property FooterRowGets a DetailsViewRow object that represents the footer row in a DetailsView control.
Public property FooterStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the footer row in a DetailsView control.
Public property FooterTemplateGets or sets the user-defined content for the footer row in a DetailsView control.
Public property FooterTextGets or sets the text to display in the footer row of a DetailsView control.
Public property ForeColorGets or sets the foreground color (typically the color of the text) of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property GridLinesGets or sets the gridline style for a DetailsView control.
Public property HasAttributesGets a value indicating whether the control has attributes set. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected property HasChildViewStateGets a value indicating whether the current server control's child controls have any saved view-state settings. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property HeaderRowGets a DetailsViewRow object that represents the header row in a DetailsView control.
Public property HeaderStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the header row in a DetailsView control.
Public property HeaderTemplateGets or sets the user-defined content for the header row in a DetailsView control.
Public property HeaderTextGets or sets the text to display in the header row of a DetailsView control.
Public property HeightGets or sets the height of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property HorizontalAlignGets or sets the horizontal alignment of a DetailsView control on the page.
Public property IDGets or sets the programmatic identifier assigned to the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property IdSeparatorInfrastructure. Gets the character used to separate control identifiers. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property InitializedGets a value indicating whether the data-bound control has been initialized. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Public property InsertMethodGets or sets the name of the method on the page that is called when the control performs an insert operation.
Public property InsertRowStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the data rows in a DetailsView control when the DetailsView control is in insert mode.
Protected property IsBoundUsingDataSourceIDGets a value indicating whether the DataSourceID property is set. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Protected property IsChildControlStateClearedGets a value indicating whether controls contained within this control have control state. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property IsDataBindingAutomaticGets a value that indicates whether data binding is automatic. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Protected property IsEnabledGets a value indicating whether the control is enabled. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected property IsTrackingViewStateGets a value that indicates whether the server control is saving changes to its view state. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property IsUsingModelBindersGets a value that indicates whether model binding is in use. (Inherited from CompositeDataBoundControl.)
Protected property IsViewStateEnabledGets a value indicating whether view state is enabled for this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ItemTypeGets or sets the name of the data item type for strongly typed data binding. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected property LoadViewStateByIDGets a value indicating whether the control participates in loading its view state by ID instead of index. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property NamingContainerGets a reference to the server control's naming container, which creates a unique namespace for differentiating between server controls with the same ControlID property value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property PageGets a reference to the Page instance that contains the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property PageCountGets the number of records in the data source.
Public property PageIndexGets or sets the index of the displayed record.
Public property PagerSettingsGets a reference to the PagerSettings object that allows you to set the properties of the pager buttons in a DetailsView control.
Public property PagerStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the pager row in a DetailsView control.
Public property PagerTemplateGets or sets the custom content for the pager row in a DetailsView control.
Public property ParentGets a reference to the server control's parent control in the page control hierarchy. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property RenderingCompatibilityGets a value that specifies the ASP.NET version that rendered HTML will be compatible with. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property RequiresDataBindingGets or sets a value indicating whether the DataBind method should be called. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Public property RowsGets a collection of DetailsViewRow objects that represent the data rows in a DetailsView control.
Public property RowsGeneratorGets or sets an object that implements the IAutoFieldGenerator interface in order to automatically populate rows in the view.
Public property RowStyleGets a reference to the TableItemStyle object that allows you to set the appearance of the data rows in a DetailsView control.
Protected property SelectArgumentsGets a DataSourceSelectArguments object that the data-bound control uses when retrieving data from a data source control. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public property SelectedValueGets the data key value of the current record in a DetailsView control.
Public property SelectMethodThe name of the method to call in order to read data. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public property SiteGets information about the container that hosts the current control when rendered on a design surface. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property SkinIDGets or sets the skin to apply to the control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property StyleGets a collection of text attributes that will be rendered as a style attribute on the outer tag of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property SupportsDisabledAttributeGets a value that indicates whether the control should set the disabled attribute of the rendered HTML element to "disabled" when the control's IsEnabled property is false. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Public property TabIndexGets or sets the tab index of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected property TagKeyGets the HtmlTextWriterTag value for the DetailsView control. (Overrides WebControlTagKey.)
Protected property TagNameGets the name of the control tag. This property is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property TemplateControlGets or sets a reference to the template that contains this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property TemplateSourceDirectoryGets the virtual directory of the Page or UserControl that contains the current server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ToolTipGets or sets the text displayed when the mouse pointer hovers over the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public property TopPagerRowGets a DetailsViewRow object that represents the top pager row in a DetailsView control.
Public property UniqueIDGets the unique, hierarchically qualified identifier for the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property UpdateMethodGets or sets the name of the method on the page that is called when the control performs an update operation.
Public property ValidateRequestModeGets or sets a value that indicates whether the control checks client input from the browser for potentially dangerous values. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ViewStateGets a dictionary of state information that allows you to save and restore the view state of a server control across multiple requests for the same page. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ViewStateIgnoresCaseGets a value that indicates whether the StateBag object is case-insensitive. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ViewStateModeGets or sets the view-state mode of this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property VisibleGets or sets a value that indicates whether a server control is rendered as UI on the page. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property WidthGets or sets the width of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl.)
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Methods
  NameDescription
Protected method AddAttributesToRenderAdds HTML attributes and styles that need to be rendered to the specified HtmlTextWriterTag. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected method AddedControlCalled after a child control is added to the Controls collection of the Control object. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method AddParsedSubObjectNotifies the server control that an element, either XML or HTML, was parsed, and adds the element to the server control's ControlCollection object. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ApplyStyleCopies any nonblank elements of the specified style to the Web control, overwriting any existing style elements of the control. This method is primarily used by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public method ApplyStyleSheetSkinApplies the style properties defined in the page style sheet to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method BeginRenderTracingBegins design-time tracing of rendering data. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method BuildProfileTreeInfrastructure. Gathers information about the server control and delivers it to the Trace property to be displayed when tracing is enabled for the page. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ChangeModeSwitches the DetailsView control to the specified mode.
Protected method ClearCachedClientIDInfrastructure. Sets the cached ClientID value to . (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearChildControlStateDeletes the control-state information for the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearChildStateDeletes the view-state and control-state information for all the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearChildViewStateDeletes the view-state information for all the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearEffectiveClientIDModeInfrastructure. Sets the ClientIDMode property of the current control instance and of any child controls to Inherit. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ConfirmInitStateSets the initialized state of the data-bound control. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Public method CopyBaseAttributesCopies the properties not encapsulated by the Style object from the specified Web server control to the Web server control that this method is called from. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected method CreateAutoGeneratedRowCreates an AutoGeneratedField object that represents an automatically generated row field using the specified field properties.
Protected method CreateAutoGeneratedRowsCreates a set of automatically generated row fields for the specified data item.
Protected method CreateChildControlsInfrastructure. Creates the control hierarchy that is used to render a composite data-bound control based on the values that are stored in view state. (Inherited from CompositeDataBoundControl.)
Protected method CreateChildControls(IEnumerable, Boolean)Creates the control hierarchy used to render the DetailsView control. (Overrides CompositeDataBoundControlCreateChildControls(IEnumerable, Boolean).)
Protected method CreateControlCollectionCreates a new ControlCollection object to hold the child controls (both literal and server) of the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateControlStyleCreates a default table style object for the DetailsView control. (Overrides WebControlCreateControlStyle.)
Protected method CreateDataSourceSelectArgumentsInfrastructure. Creates the DataSourceSelectArguments object that gets passed to the Select command. (Overrides DataBoundControlCreateDataSourceSelectArguments.)
Protected method CreateFieldSetCreates the complete set of automatically generated and user-defined row fields used to generate the control hierarchy.
Protected method CreateRowCreates a DetailsViewRow object using the specified item index, row type, and row state.
Protected method CreateTableCreates the containing table for the DetailsView control.
Public method DataBindInfrastructure. Calls the DataBind method of the base class. (Overrides BaseDataBoundControlDataBind.)
Protected method DataBind(Boolean)Binds a data source to the invoked server control and all its child controls with an option to raise the DataBinding event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method DataBindChildrenBinds a data source to the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method DeleteItemDeletes the current record from the data source.
Public method DisposeEnables a server control to perform final clean up before it is released from memory. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method EndRenderTracingEnds design-time tracing of rendering data. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method EnsureChildControlsDetermines whether the server control contains child controls. If it does not, it creates child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method EnsureDataBoundInfrastructure. Calls the DataBind method after verifying that the data listing control requires data binding and that a valid data source control is specified. (Overrides BaseDataBoundControlEnsureDataBound.)
Protected method EnsureIDCreates an identifier for controls that do not have an identifier assigned. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Equals(Object)Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method ExtractRowValuesRetrieves the values of each field displayed and stores them in the specified IOrderedDictionary object.
Protected method FinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method FindControl(String)Searches the current naming container for a server control with the specified id parameter. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method FindControl(String, Int32)Infrastructure. Searches the current naming container for a server control with the specified id and an integer, specified in the pathOffset parameter, which aids in the search. You should not override this version of the FindControl method. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method FocusSets input focus to a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetCallbackResultReturns the result of a callback event that targets a control.
Protected method GetCallbackScriptInfrastructure. Returns the callback string created using the specified argument.
Protected method GetDataRetrieves a DataSourceView object that the data-bound control uses to perform data operations. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method GetDataSourceRetrieves the IDataSource interface that the data-bound control is associated with, if any. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method GetDesignModeStateInfrastructure. Gets design-time data for a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(Object)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(RouteValueDictionary)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(String, Object)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters and a route name. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(String, RouteValueDictionary)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters and a route name. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetUniqueIDRelativeToReturns the prefixed portion of the UniqueID property of the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method HasControlsDetermines if the server control contains any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method HasEventsReturns a value indicating whether events are registered for the control or any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InitializePagerCreates the pager row for the DetailsView control.
Protected method InitializeRowInitializes the specified DetailsViewRow object.
Public method InsertItemInserts the current record in the data source.
Public method IsBindableTypeDetermines whether the specified data type can be bound to a field in the DetailsView control.
Protected method IsLiteralContentInfrastructure. Determines if the server control holds only literal content. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method LoadControlStateLoads the state of the properties in the DetailsView control that need to be persisted, even when the EnableViewState property is set to false. (Overrides ControlLoadControlState(Object).)
Protected method LoadViewStateLoads the previously saved view state of the DetailsView control. (Overrides DataBoundControlLoadViewState(Object).)
Protected method MapPathSecureRetrieves the physical path that a virtual path, either absolute or relative, maps to. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method MarkAsDataBoundSets the state of the control in view state as successfully bound to data. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method MemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method MergeStyleCopies any nonblank elements of the specified style to the Web control, but will not overwrite any existing style elements of the control. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected method OnBubbleEventDetermines whether the event for the Web server control is passed up the page's user interface (UI) server control hierarchy. (Overrides ControlOnBubbleEvent(Object, EventArgs).)
Protected method OnCreatingModelDataSourceRaises the CreatingModelDataSource event. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method OnDataBindingRaises the DataBinding event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDataBoundRaises the DataBound event. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Protected method OnDataPropertyChangedRebinds the data-bound control to its data after one of the base data source identification properties changes. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method OnDataSourceViewChangedInfrastructure. Raises the DataSourceViewChanged event. (Overrides DataBoundControlOnDataSourceViewChanged(Object, EventArgs).)
Protected method OnInitRaises the Init event. (Overrides BaseDataBoundControlOnInit(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnItemCommandRaises the ItemCommand event.
Protected method OnItemCreatedRaises the ItemCreated event.
Protected method OnItemDeletedRaises the ItemDeleted event.
Protected method OnItemDeletingRaises the ItemDeleting event.
Protected method OnItemInsertedRaises the ItemInserted event.
Protected method OnItemInsertingRaises the ItemInserting event.
Protected method OnItemUpdatedRaises the ItemUpdated event.
Protected method OnItemUpdatingRaises the ItemUpdating event.
Protected method OnLoadHandles the ControlLoad event. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method OnModeChangedRaises the ModeChanged event.
Protected method OnModeChangingRaises the ModeChanging event.
Protected method OnPageIndexChangedRaises the PageIndexChanged event.
Protected method OnPageIndexChangingRaises the PageIndexChanging event.
Protected method OnPagePreLoadSets the initialized state of the data-bound control before the control is loaded. (Overrides DataBoundControlOnPagePreLoad(Object, EventArgs).)
Protected method OnPreRenderRaises the PreRender event. (Overrides BaseDataBoundControlOnPreRender(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnUnloadRaises the Unload event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OpenFileGets a Stream used to read a file. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method PerformDataBindingInfrastructure. Binds the specified data source to the DetailsView control. (Overrides CompositeDataBoundControlPerformDataBinding(IEnumerable).)
Protected method PerformSelectRetrieves data from the associated data source. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Protected method PrepareControlHierarchyInfrastructure. Sets up the control hierarchy of the DetailsView control.
Protected method RaiseBubbleEventAssigns any sources of the event and its information to the control's parent. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaiseCallbackEventCreates the arguments for the callback handler in the GetCallbackEventReference method.
Protected method RaisePostBackEventRaises the appropriate events for the DetailsView control when it posts back to the server.
Protected method RemovedControlCalled after a child control is removed from the Controls collection of the Control object. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RenderInfrastructure. Displays the DetailsView control on the client using the specified HtmlTextWriter object. (Overrides WebControlRender(HtmlTextWriter).)
Public method RenderBeginTagRenders the HTML opening tag of the control to the specified writer. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected method RenderChildrenOutputs the content of a server control's children to a provided HtmlTextWriter object, which writes the content to be rendered on the client. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RenderContentsRenders the contents of the control to the specified writer. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Public method RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter)Outputs server control content to a provided HtmlTextWriter object and stores tracing information about the control if tracing is enabled. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter, ControlAdapter)Outputs server control content to a provided HtmlTextWriter object using a provided ControlAdapter object. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method RenderEndTagRenders the HTML closing tag of the control into the specified writer. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Protected method ResolveAdapterGets the control adapter responsible for rendering the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResolveClientUrlGets a URL that can be used by the browser. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResolveUrlConverts a URL into one that is usable on the requesting client. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SaveControlStateInfrastructure. Saves the state of the properties in the DetailsView control that need to be persisted, even when the ControlEnableViewState property is set to false. (Overrides ControlSaveControlState.)
Protected method SaveViewStateInfrastructure. Saves the current view state of the DetailsView control. (Overrides DataBoundControlSaveViewState.)
Protected method SetDesignModeStateSets design-time data for a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetPageIndexSets the index of the currently displayed page in the DetailsView control.
Public method SetRenderMethodDelegateInfrastructure. Assigns an event handler delegate to render the server control and its content into its parent control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetTraceData(Object, Object)Sets trace data for design-time tracing of rendering data, using the trace data key and the trace data value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetTraceData(Object, Object, Object)Sets trace data for design-time tracing of rendering data, using the traced object, the trace data key, and the trace data value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method TrackViewStateInfrastructure. Marks the starting point to begin tracking and saving view-state changes to the DetailsView control. (Overrides DataBoundControlTrackViewState.)
Public method UpdateItemUpdates the current record in the data source.
Protected method ValidateDataSourceVerifies that the object a data-bound control binds to is one it can work with. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
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Events
  NameDescription
Public event CallingDataMethodsOccurs when data methods are being called. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public event CreatingModelDataSourceOccurs when the ModelDataSource object is being created. (Inherited from DataBoundControl.)
Public event DataBindingOccurs when the server control binds to a data source. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DataBoundOccurs after the server control binds to a data source. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl.)
Public event DisposedOccurs when a server control is released from memory, which is the last stage of the server control lifecycle when an ASP.NET page is requested. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event InitOccurs when the server control is initialized, which is the first step in its lifecycle. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ItemCommandOccurs when a button within a DetailsView control is clicked.
Public event ItemCreatedOccurs when a record is created in a DetailsView control.
Public event ItemDeletedOccurs when a Delete button within a DetailsView control is clicked, but after the delete operation.
Public event ItemDeletingOccurs when a Delete button within a DetailsView control is clicked, but before the delete operation.
Public event ItemInsertedOccurs when an Insert button within a DetailsView control is clicked, but after the insert operation.
Public event ItemInsertingOccurs when an Insert button within a DetailsView control is clicked, but before the insert operation.
Public event ItemUpdatedOccurs when an Update button within a DetailsView control is clicked, but after the update operation.
Public event ItemUpdatingOccurs when an Update button within a DetailsView control is clicked, but before the update operation.
Public event LoadOccurs when the server control is loaded into the Page object. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ModeChangedOccurs when a DetailsView control attempts to change between edit, insert, and read-only mode, but after the CurrentMode property is updated.
Public event ModeChangingOccurs when a DetailsView control attempts to change between edit, insert, and read-only mode, but before the CurrentMode property is updated.
Public event PageIndexChangedOccurs when the value of the PageIndex property changes after a paging operation.
Public event PageIndexChangingOccurs when the value of the PageIndex property changes before a paging operation.
Public event PreRenderOccurs after the Control object is loaded but prior to rendering. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event UnloadOccurs when the server control is unloaded from memory. (Inherited from Control.)
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Extension Methods
  NameDescription
Public Extension Method EnableDynamicData(Type)Overloaded. Enables Dynamic Data behavior for the specified data control. (Defined by DataControlExtensions.)
Public Extension Method EnableDynamicData(Type, Object)Overloaded. Enables Dynamic Data behavior for the specified data control. (Defined by DataControlExtensions.)
Public Extension Method EnableDynamicData(Type, IDictionaryString, Object)Overloaded. Enables Dynamic Data behavior for the specified data control. (Defined by DataControlExtensions.)
Public Extension Method EnablePersistedSelectionEnables selection to be persisted in data controls that support selection and paging. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method FindDataSourceControlReturns the data source that is associated with the data control for the specified control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method FindFieldTemplateReturns the field template for the specified column in the specified control's naming container. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method FindMetaTableReturns the metatable object for the containing data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method GetDefaultValuesGets the collection of the default values for the specified data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method GetMetaTableGets the table metadata for the specified data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method SetMetaTable(MetaTable)Overloaded. Sets the table metadata for the specified data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method SetMetaTable(MetaTable, IDictionaryString, Object)Overloaded. Sets the table metadata and default value mapping for the specified data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method SetMetaTable(MetaTable, Object)Overloaded. Sets the table metadata and default value mapping for the specified data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method TryGetMetaTableDetermines whether table metadata is available. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
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Explicit Interface Implementations
  NameDescription
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IAttributeAccessorGetAttributeInfrastructure. Gets an attribute of the Web control with the specified name. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IAttributeAccessorSetAttributeSets an attribute of the Web control to the specified name and value. (Inherited from WebControl.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method ICallbackContainerGetCallbackScriptInfrastructure. Creates the callback script for the DetailsView control.
Explicit interface implemetation Private method ICallbackEventHandlerGetCallbackResultInfrastructure. See the method GetCallbackResult.
Explicit interface implemetation Private method ICallbackEventHandlerRaiseCallbackEventInfrastructure. Raises the callback event using the specified arguments.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IControlBuilderAccessorControlBuilderFor a description of this member, see IControlBuilderAccessorControlBuilder. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IControlDesignerAccessorGetDesignModeStateFor a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorGetDesignModeState. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IControlDesignerAccessorSetDesignModeStateFor a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorSetDesignModeState. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IControlDesignerAccessorSetOwnerControlInfrastructure. For a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorSetOwnerControl. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IControlDesignerAccessorUserDataFor a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorUserData. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBindingsAccessorDataBindingsFor a description of this member, see IDataBindingsAccessorDataBindings. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBindingsAccessorHasDataBindingsFor a description of this member, see IDataBindingsAccessorHasDataBindings. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundControlDataKeyNamesFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundControlDataKeyNames.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundControlDataMemberFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundControlDataMember.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundControlDataSourceFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundControlDataSource.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundControlDataSourceIDFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundControlDataSourceID.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundControlDataSourceObjectFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundControlDataSourceObject.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundItemControlDataKeyFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundItemControlDataKey.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBoundItemControlModeFor a description of this property, see IDataBoundItemControlMode.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataItemContainerDataItemIndexInfrastructure. For a description of this member, see DataItemIndex.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataItemContainerDisplayIndexInfrastructure. For a description of this member, see DisplayIndex.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IExpressionsAccessorExpressionsFor a description of this member, see IExpressionsAccessorExpressions. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IExpressionsAccessorHasExpressionsFor a description of this member, see IExpressionsAccessorHasExpressions. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IFieldControlFieldsGeneratorFor a description of this property, see IFieldControlFieldsGenerator.
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IParserAccessorAddParsedSubObjectFor a description of this member, see IParserAccessorAddParsedSubObject. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IPostBackContainerGetPostBackOptionsInfrastructure. For a description of this member, see IPostBackContainerGetPostBackOptions.
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IPostBackEventHandlerRaisePostBackEventInfrastructure. For a description of this member, see IPostBackEventHandlerRaisePostBackEvent.
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Remarks

In this topic:

  • Introduction

  • Row Fields

  • Binding to Data

  • Security

  • Data Operations

  • Customizing the User Interface

  • Events

  • Accessibility

  • Declarative Syntax

Introduction

The DetailsView control is used to display a single record from a data source in a table, where each field of the record is displayed in a row of the table. It can be used in combination with a GridView control for master-detail scenarios. The DetailsView control supports the following features:

  • Binding to data source controls, such as SqlDataSource.

  • Built-in inserting capabilities.

  • Built-in updating and deleting capabilities.

  • Built-in paging capabilities.

  • Programmatic access to the DetailsView object model to dynamically set properties, handle events, and so on.

  • Customizable appearance through themes and styles.

Row Fields

Each data row in the DetailsView control is created by declaring a field control. Different row field types determine the behavior of the rows in the control. Field controls derive from DataControlField. The following table lists the different row field types that can be used.

Column field type

Description

BoundField

Displays the value of a field in a data source as text.

ButtonField

Displays a command button in the DetailsView control. This allows you to display a row with a custom button control, such as an Add or a Remove button.

CheckBoxField

Displays a check box in the DetailsView control. This row field type is commonly used to display fields with a Boolean value.

CommandField

Displays built-in command buttons to perform edit, insert, or delete operations in the DetailsView control.

HyperLinkField

Displays the value of a field in a data source as a hyperlink. This row field type allows you to bind a second field to the hyperlink's URL.

ImageField

Displays an image in the DetailsView control.

TemplateField

Displays user-defined content for a row in the DetailsView control according to a specified template. This row field type allows you to create a custom row field.

By default, the AutoGenerateRows property is set to true, which automatically generates a bound row field object for each field of a bindable type in the data source. Valid bindable types are String, DateTime, Decimal, Guid, and the set of primitive types. Each field is then displayed in a row as text, in the order in which each field appears in the data source.

Automatically generating the rows provides a quick and easy way to display every field in the record. However, to make use of the DetailsView control's advanced capabilities you must explicitly declare the row fields to include in the DetailsView control. To declare the row fields, first set the AutoGenerateRows property to false. Next, add opening and closing <Fields> tags between the opening and closing tags of the DetailsView control. Finally, list the row fields that you want to include between the opening and closing <Fields> tags. The row fields specified are added to the Fields collection in the order listed. The Fields collection allows you to programmatically manage the row fields in the DetailsView control.

NoteNote

Automatically generated row fields are not added to the Fields collection.

NoteNote

Explicitly declared row fields can be displayed in combination with automatically generated row fields. When both are used, explicitly declared row fields are rendered first, followed by the automatically generated row fields.

Binding to Data

The DetailsView control can be bound to a data source control (such as the SqlDataSource control or ObjectDataSource control) or to any data source collection that implements the System.CollectionsIEnumerable interface, such as System.DataDataView, System.CollectionsArrayList, System.Collections.GenericListT, or other collection types. Use one of the following methods to bind the DetailsView control to the appropriate data source type:

  • To bind to a data source control, set the DataSourceID property of the DetailsView control to the ID value of the data source control. The DetailsView control automatically binds to the specified data source control. This is the preferred method to bind to data.

  • To bind to a data source that implements the System.CollectionsIEnumerable interface, programmatically set the DataSource property of the DetailsView control to the data source and then call the DataBind method.

For more information on data binding, see ASP.NET Data Binding.

Security

This control can be used to display user input, which might include malicious client script. Check any information that is sent from a client for executable script, SQL statements, or other code before displaying it in your application. ASP.NET provides an input request validation feature to block script and HTML in user input. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview. Validation server controls are also provided to assess user input. For more information, see Validation Server Control Syntax.

Data Operations

The DetailsView control provides built-in capabilities that allow the user to update, delete, insert, and page through items in the control. When the DetailsView control is bound to a data source control, the DetailsView control can take advantage of the data source control's capabilities and provide automatic updating, deleting, inserting, and paging functionality.

NoteNote

The DetailsView control can provide support for update, delete, insert, and paging operations with other types of data sources; however, you must provide the implementation for these operations in an appropriate event handler. For more information, see ItemDeleting, ItemInserting, and ItemUpdating.

The DetailsView control can automatically add a CommandField row field with an Edit, Delete, or New button by setting the AutoGenerateEditButton, AutoGenerateDeleteButton, or AutoGenerateInsertButton properties to true, respectively. Unlike the Delete button (which deletes the selected record immediately), when the Edit or New button is clicked, the DetailsView control goes into edit or insert mode, respectively. In edit mode, the Edit button is replaced with an Update and a Cancel button. Input controls that are appropriate for the field's data type (such as a TextBox or a CheckBox control) are displayed with a field's value for the user to modify. Clicking the Update button updates the record in the data source, while clicking the Cancel button abandons any changes. Likewise, in insert mode, the New button is replaced with an Insert and a Cancel button, and empty input controls are displayed for the user to enter the values for the new record.

NoteNote

You can also manually define the update, delete, and insert command buttons in a ButtonField, CommandField, or TemplateField row field. The DetailsView control recognizes buttons with the CommandName property set to "Edit", "Update", "Delete", "New", "Insert", or "Cancel"; however, you still must provide the functionality yourself. For more information, see ItemDeleting, ItemInserting, and ItemUpdating.

The DetailsView control provides a paging feature, which allows the user to navigate to other records in the data source. When enabled, page navigation controls are displayed in a pager row. To enable paging, set the AllowPaging property to true. The pager row can be customized using the PagerStyle and PagerSettings properties.

Customizing the User Interface

You can customize the appearance of the DetailsView control by setting the style properties for different parts of the control. The following table lists the style properties that you can set.

Style property

Description

AlternatingRowStyle

The style settings for the alternating data rows in the DetailsView control. When this property is set, the data rows are displayed in bands, alternating between the RowStyle settings and the AlternatingRowStyle settings.

CommandRowStyle

The style settings for the row that contains the built-in command buttons.

EditRowStyle

The style settings for the data rows when the DetailsView control is in edit mode.

EmptyDataRowStyle

The style settings for the empty data row that are displayed in the DetailsView control when the data source does not contain any records.

FooterStyle

The style settings for the footer row.

HeaderStyle

The style settings for the header row.

InsertRowStyle

The style settings for the data rows when the DetailsView control is in insert mode.

PagerStyle

The style settings for the pager row.

RowStyle

The style settings for the data rows in the DetailsView control. When the AlternatingRowStyle property is also set, the data rows are displayed alternating between the RowStyle settings and the AlternatingRowStyle settings.

FieldHeaderStyle

The style settings for the header column.

Events

The DetailsView control provides several events that you can program against. This allows you to run a custom routine whenever an event occurs. The following table lists the events supported by the DetailsView control. The DetailsView control also inherits these events from its base classes: DataBinding, DataBound, Disposed, Init, Load, PreRender, and Render.

Event

Description

ItemCommand

Occurs when a button is clicked in the DetailsView control.

ItemCreated

Occurs after all DetailsViewRow objects are created in the DetailsView control. This event is often used to modify the values of a record before it is displayed.

ItemDeleted

Occurs when a Delete button is clicked, but after the DetailsView control deletes the record from the data source. This event is often used to check the results of the delete operation.

ItemDeleting

Occurs when a Delete button is clicked, but before the DetailsView control deletes the record from the data source. This event is often used to cancel the delete operation.

ItemInserted

Occurs when an Insert button is clicked, but after the DetailsView control inserts the record. This event is often used to check the results of the insert operation.

ItemInserting

Occurs when an Insert button is clicked, but before the DetailsView control inserts the record. This event is often used to cancel the insert operation.

ItemUpdated

Occurs when an Update button is clicked, but after the DetailsView control updates the row. This event is often used to check the results of the update operation.

ItemUpdating

Occurs when an Update button is clicked, but before the DetailsView control updates the record. This event is often used to cancel the update operation.

ModeChanged

Occurs after the DetailsView control changes modes (edit, insert, or read-only mode). This event is often used to perform a task when the DetailsView control changes modes.

ModeChanging

Occurs before the DetailsView control changes modes (edit, insert, or read-only mode). This event is often used to cancel a mode change.

PageIndexChanged

Occurs when one of the pager buttons is clicked, but after the DetailsView control handles the paging operation. This event is commonly used when you need to perform a task after the user navigates to a different record in the control.

PageIndexChanging

Occurs when one of the pager buttons is clicked, but before the DetailsView control handles the paging operation. This event is often used to cancel the paging operation.

Accessibility

For information about how to configure this control so that it generates markup that conforms to accessibility standards, see Accessibility in Visual Studio and ASP.NET and ASP.NET Controls and Accessibility.

Declarative Syntax

<asp:DetailsView
    AccessKey="string"
    AllowPaging="True|False"
    AutoGenerateDeleteButton="True|False"
    AutoGenerateEditButton="True|False"
    AutoGenerateInsertButton="True|False"
    AutoGenerateRows="True|False"
    BackColor="color name|#dddddd"
    BackImageUrl="uri"
    BorderColor="color name|#dddddd"
    BorderStyle="NotSet|None|Dotted|Dashed|Solid|Double|Groove|Ridge|
        Inset|Outset"
    BorderWidth="size"
    Caption="string"
    CaptionAlign="NotSet|Top|Bottom|Left|Right"
    CellPadding="integer"
    CellSpacing="integer"
    CssClass="string"
    DataKeyNames="string"
    DataMember="string"
    DataSource="string"
    DataSourceID="string"
    DefaultMode="ReadOnly|Edit|Insert"
    EmptyDataText="string"
    Enabled="True|False"
    EnablePagingCallbacks="True|False"
    EnableTheming="True|False"
    EnableViewState="True|False"
    Font-Bold="True|False"
    Font-Italic="True|False"
    Font-Names="string"
    Font-Overline="True|False"
    Font-Size="string|Smaller|Larger|XX-Small|X-Small|Small|Medium|
        Large|X-Large|XX-Large"
    Font-Strikeout="True|False"
    Font-Underline="True|False"
    FooterText="string"
    ForeColor="color name|#dddddd"
    GridLines="None|Horizontal|Vertical|Both"
    HeaderText="string"
    Height="size"
    HorizontalAlign="NotSet|Left|Center|Right|Justify"
    ID="string"
    OnDataBinding="DataBinding event handler"
    OnDataBound="DataBound event handler"
    OnDisposed="Disposed event handler"
    OnInit="Init event handler"
    OnItemCommand="ItemCommand event handler"
    OnItemCreated="ItemCreated event handler"
    OnItemDeleted="ItemDeleted event handler"
    OnItemDeleting="ItemDeleting event handler"
    OnItemInserted="ItemInserted event handler"
    OnItemInserting="ItemInserting event handler"
    OnItemUpdated="ItemUpdated event handler"
    OnItemUpdating="ItemUpdating event handler"
    OnLoad="Load event handler"
    OnModeChanged="ModeChanged event handler"
    OnModeChanging="ModeChanging event handler"
    OnPageIndexChanged="PageIndexChanged event handler"
    OnPageIndexChanging="PageIndexChanging event handler"
    OnPreRender="PreRender event handler"
    OnUnload="Unload event handler"
    PageIndex="integer"
    PagerSettings-FirstPageImageUrl="uri"
    PagerSettings-FirstPageText="string"
    PagerSettings-LastPageImageUrl="uri"
    PagerSettings-LastPageText="string"
    PagerSettings-Mode="NextPrevious|Numeric|NextPreviousFirstLast|NumericFirstLast"
    PagerSettings-NextPageImageUrl="uri"
    PagerSettings-NextPageText="string"
    PagerSettings-PageButtonCount="integer"
    PagerSettings-Position="Bottom|Top|TopAndBottom"
    PagerSettings-PreviousPageImageUrl="uri"
    PagerSettings-PreviousPageText="string"
    PagerSettings-Visible="True|False"
    runat="server"
    SkinID="string"
    Style="string"
    TabIndex="integer"
    ToolTip="string"
    Visible="True|False"
    Width="size"
>
        <AlternatingRowStyle />
        <CommandRowStyle />
        <EditRowStyle />
        <EmptyDataRowStyle />
        <EmptyDataTemplate>
            <!-- child controls -->
        </EmptyDataTemplate>
        <FieldHeaderStyle />
        <Fields>
                <asp:BoundField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    ApplyFormatInEditMode="True|False"
                    ConvertEmptyStringToNull="True|False"
                    DataField="string"
                    DataFormatString="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    HtmlEncode="True|False"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    NullDisplayText="string"
                    ReadOnly="True|False"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:BoundField>
                <asp:ButtonField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    ButtonType="Button|Image|Link"
                    CausesValidation="True|False"
                    CommandName="string"
                    DataTextField="string"
                    DataTextFormatString="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    ImageUrl="uri"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    Text="string"
                    ValidationGroup="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:ButtonField>
                <asp:CheckBoxField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    DataField="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    ReadOnly="True|False"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    Text="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:CheckBoxField>
                <asp:CommandField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    ButtonType="Button|Image|Link"
                    CancelImageUrl="uri"
                    CancelText="string"
                    CausesValidation="True|False"
                    DeleteImageUrl="uri"
                    DeleteText="string"
                    EditImageUrl="uri"
                    EditText="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    InsertImageUrl="uri"
                    InsertText="string"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    NewImageUrl="uri"
                    NewText="string"
                    SelectImageUrl="uri"
                    SelectText="string"
                    ShowCancelButton="True|False"
                    ShowDeleteButton="True|False"
                    ShowEditButton="True|False"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    ShowInsertButton="True|False"
                    ShowSelectButton="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    UpdateImageUrl="uri"
                    UpdateText="string"
                    ValidationGroup="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:CommandField>
                <asp:DynamicField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    ApplyFormatInEditMode="True|False"
                    ConvertEmptyStringToNull="True|False"
                    DataField="string"
                    DataFormatString="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    HtmlEncode="True|False"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    NullDisplayText="string"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    UIHint="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:DynamicField>
                <asp:HyperLinkField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    DataNavigateUrlFields="string"
                    DataNavigateUrlFormatString="string"
                    DataTextField="string"
                    DataTextFormatString="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    NavigateUrl="uri"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    Target="string|_blank|_parent|_search|_self|_top"
                    Text="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:HyperLinkField>
                <asp:ImageField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    AlternateText="string"
                    ConvertEmptyStringToNull="True|False"
                    DataAlternateTextField="string"
                    DataAlternateTextFormatString="string"
                    DataImageUrlField="string"
                    DataImageUrlFormatString="string"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    NullDisplayText="string"
                    NullImageUrl="uri"
                    ReadOnly="True|False"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                        <ControlStyle />
                        <FooterStyle />
                        <HeaderStyle />
                        <ItemStyle />
                </asp:ImageField>
                <asp:TemplateField
                    AccessibleHeaderText="string"
                    ConvertEmptyStringToNull="True|False"
                    FooterText="string"
                    HeaderImageUrl="uri"
                    HeaderText="string"
                    InsertVisible="True|False"
                    ShowHeader="True|False"
                    SortExpression="string"
                    Visible="True|False"
>
                            <ControlStyle />
                            <FooterStyle />
                            <HeaderStyle />
                            <ItemStyle />
                        <AlternatingItemTemplate>
                            <!-- child controls -->
                        </AlternatingItemTemplate>
                        <EditItemTemplate>
                            <!-- child controls -->
                        </EditItemTemplate>
                        <FooterTemplate>
                            <!-- child controls -->
                        </FooterTemplate>
                        <HeaderTemplate>
                            <!-- child controls -->
                        </HeaderTemplate>
                        <InsertItemTemplate>
                            <!-- child controls -->
                        </InsertItemTemplate>
                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <!-- child controls -->
                        </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:TemplateField>
        </Fields>
        <FooterStyle />
        <FooterTemplate>
            <!-- child controls -->
        </FooterTemplate>
        <HeaderStyle />
        <HeaderTemplate>
            <!-- child controls -->
        </HeaderTemplate>
        <InsertRowStyle />
        <PagerSettings
            FirstPageImageUrl="uri"
            FirstPageText="string"
            LastPageImageUrl="uri"
            LastPageText="string"
            Mode="NextPrevious|Numeric|NextPreviousFirstLast|
                NumericFirstLast"
            NextPageImageUrl="uri"
            NextPageText="string"
            OnPropertyChanged="PropertyChanged event handler"
            PageButtonCount="integer"
            Position="Bottom|Top|TopAndBottom"
            PreviousPageImageUrl="uri"
            PreviousPageText="string"
            Visible="True|False"
        />
        <PagerStyle />
        <PagerTemplate>
            <!-- child controls -->
        </PagerTemplate>
        <RowStyle        />
</asp:DetailsView>
Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use to use a DetailsView control in combination with a GridView control for a simple master-detail scenario. It displays the details of an item selected in the GridView control.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <table>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" 
              AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataSourceID="Customers"
              DataKeyNames="CustomerID">
              <Columns>
                <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" />
                <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
                <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
              </Columns>
            </asp:GridView>
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            <asp:DetailsView ID="DetailsView1" runat="server" 
              AutoGenerateRows="True" DataKeyNames="CustomerID"
              DataSourceID="Details" Height="50px" Width="301px">
            </asp:DetailsView>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;
      <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Details" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Customers] WHERE ([CustomerID] = @CustomerID)">
        <SelectParameters>
          <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="GridView1" Name="CustomerID" 
            PropertyName="SelectedValue"
            Type="String" />
        </SelectParameters>
      </asp:SqlDataSource>
      <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Customers" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [ContactName], [CustomerID] FROM [Customers]">
      </asp:SqlDataSource>
    </div>
  </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <table>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" 
              AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataSourceID="Customers"
              DataKeyNames="CustomerID">
              <Columns>
                <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" />
                <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
                <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
              </Columns>
            </asp:GridView>
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            <asp:DetailsView ID="DetailsView1" runat="server" 
              AutoGenerateRows="True" DataKeyNames="CustomerID"
              DataSourceID="Details" Height="50px" Width="301px">
            </asp:DetailsView>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;
      <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Details" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Customers] WHERE ([CustomerID] = @CustomerID)">
        <SelectParameters>
          <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="GridView1" Name="CustomerID" 
            PropertyName="SelectedValue"
            Type="String" />
        </SelectParameters>
      </asp:SqlDataSource>
      <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Customers" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [ContactName], [CustomerID] FROM [Customers]">
      </asp:SqlDataSource>
    </div>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

The following code example demonstrates how to use the DetailsView control to add, delete, and edit records.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
  Sub CustomerDetail_ItemInserted(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DetailsViewInsertedEventArgs)
    ' Refresh the GridView control after a new record is inserted in 
    ' the DetailsView control.
    CustomersView.DataBind()
  End Sub

  Sub CustomerDetail_ItemInserting(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DetailsViewInsertEventArgs)
    ' Iterate though the values entered by the user and HTML encode 
    ' the values. This helps prevent malicious values from being 
    ' stored in the data source.
    For i As Integer = 0 To e.Values.Count - 1
      If e.Values(i) IsNot Nothing Then
        e.Values(i) = Server.HtmlEncode(e.Values(i).ToString())
      End If
    Next
  End Sub

  Sub CustomerDetail_ItemUpdated(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DetailsViewUpdatedEventArgs)
    ' Refresh the GridView control after a new record is updated 
    ' in the DetailsView control.
    CustomersView.DataBind()
  End Sub

  Sub CustomerDetail_ItemUpdating(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DetailsViewUpdateEventArgs)
    ' Iterate though the values entered by the user and HTML encode 
    ' the values. This helps prevent malicious values from being 
    ' stored in the data source.
    For i As Integer = 0 To e.NewValues.Count - 1
      If e.NewValues(i) IsNot Nothing Then
        e.NewValues(i) = Server.HtmlEncode(e.NewValues(i).ToString())
      End If
    Next
  End Sub

  Sub CustomerDetail_ItemDeleted(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DetailsViewDeletedEventArgs)
    ' Refresh the GridView control after a new record is updated 
    ' in the DetailsView control.
    CustomersView.DataBind()
  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>DetailsView Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <h3>DetailsView Example</h3>
    <table cellspacing="10">
      <tr>
        <td>
          <!-- Use a GridView control in combination with      -->
          <!-- a DetailsView control to display master-detail  -->
          <!-- information. When the user selects a store from -->
          <!-- GridView control, the customers's detailed      -->
          <!-- information is displayed in the DetailsView     -->
          <!-- control.                                        -->
          <asp:GridView ID="CustomersView" DataSourceID="Customers" 
            AutoGenerateColumns="False"
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID" runat="server">
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Blue" ForeColor="White" />
            <Columns>
              <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" 
                HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" 
                HeaderText="CompanyName" />
            </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
        </td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:DetailsView ID="CustomerDetail" DataSourceID="Details" 
            AutoGenerateRows="false"
            AutoGenerateInsertButton="true" 
            AutoGenerateEditButton="true" 
            AutoGenerateDeleteButton="true"
            EmptyDataText="No records." 
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID" GridLines="Both" 
            OnItemInserted="CustomerDetail_ItemInserted"
            OnItemInserting="CustomerDetail_ItemInserting" 
            OnItemUpdated="CustomerDetail_ItemUpdated"
            OnItemUpdating="CustomerDetail_ItemUpdating" 
            OnItemDeleted="CustomerDetail_ItemDeleted"
            runat="server">
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Navy" ForeColor="White" />
            <RowStyle BackColor="White" />
            <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="LightGray" />
            <EditRowStyle BackColor="LightCyan" />
            <Fields>
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CustomerID" HeaderText="CustomerID" 
                ReadOnly="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactTitle" HeaderText="ContactTitle" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Address" HeaderText="Address" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Region" HeaderText="Region" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="PostalCode" HeaderText="PostalCode" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Phone" HeaderText="Phone" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Fax" HeaderText="Fax" />
            </Fields>
          </asp:DetailsView>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
    <!-- to the Northwind sample database.                   -->
    <!-- It is strongly recommended that each data-bound     -->
    <!-- control uses a separate data source control.        -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Customers" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString=
        "<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [ContactName], [CustomerID] 
        FROM [Customers]">
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
    <!-- Add a filter to the data source control for the     -->
    <!-- DetailsView control to display the details of the   -->
    <!-- store selected in the GridView control.             -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Details" 
      ConnectionString=
        "<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      runat="server" 
      SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Customers] 
        WHERE ([CustomerID] = @CustomerID)"
      DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [Customers] 
        WHERE [CustomerID] = @CustomerID"
      InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [Customers] ([CustomerID], 
        [CompanyName], [ContactName], [ContactTitle], [Address], 
        [City], [Region], [PostalCode], [Country], [Phone], [Fax]) 
        VALUES (@CustomerID, @CompanyName, @ContactName, 
        @ContactTitle, @Address, @City, @Region, @PostalCode, 
        @Country, @Phone, @Fax)"
      UpdateCommand="UPDATE [Customers] SET 
        [CompanyName] = @CompanyName, 
        [ContactName] = @ContactName, [ContactTitle] = @ContactTitle, 
        [Address] = @Address, [City] = @City, [Region] = @Region, 
        [PostalCode] = @PostalCode, [Country] = @Country, 
        [Phone] = @Phone, [Fax] = @Fax 
        WHERE [CustomerID] = @CustomerID">
      <SelectParameters>
        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="CustomersView" 
          Name="CustomerID" PropertyName="SelectedValue"
          Type="String" />
      </SelectParameters>
      <DeleteParameters>
        <asp:Parameter Name="CustomerID" Type="String" />
      </DeleteParameters>
      <UpdateParameters>
        <asp:Parameter Name="CompanyName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactTitle" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Address" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="City" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Region" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="PostalCode" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Country" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Phone" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Fax" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="CustomerID" Type="String" />
      </UpdateParameters>
      <InsertParameters>
        <asp:Parameter Name="CustomerID" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="CompanyName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactTitle" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Address" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="City" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Region" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="PostalCode" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Country" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Phone" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Fax" Type="String" />
      </InsertParameters>
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
  void CustomerDetail_ItemInserted(object sender, 
    DetailsViewInsertedEventArgs e)
  {
    // Refresh the GridView control after a new record is inserted 
    // in the DetailsView control.
    CustomersView.DataBind();
  }

  void CustomerDetail_ItemInserting(object sender, 
    DetailsViewInsertEventArgs e)
  {
    // Iterate though the values entered by the user and HTML encode 
    // the values. This helps prevent malicious values from being 
    // stored in the data source.
    for (int i = 0; i < e.Values.Count; i++)
    {
      if (e.Values[i] != null)
      {
        e.Values[i] = Server.HtmlEncode(e.Values[i].ToString());
      }
    }
  }

  void CustomerDetail_ItemUpdated(object sender, 
    DetailsViewUpdatedEventArgs e)
  {
    // Refresh the GridView control after a new record is updated 
    // in the DetailsView control.
    CustomersView.DataBind();
  }

  void CustomerDetail_ItemUpdating(object sender, 
    DetailsViewUpdateEventArgs e)
  {
    // Iterate though the values entered by the user and HTML encode 
    // the values. This helps prevent malicious values from being 
    // stored in the data source.
    for (int i = 0; i < e.NewValues.Count; i++)
    {
      if (e.NewValues[i] != null)
      {
        e.NewValues[i] = Server.HtmlEncode(e.NewValues[i].ToString());
      }
    }
  }

  void CustomerDetail_ItemDeleted(object sender, 
    DetailsViewDeletedEventArgs e)
  {
    // Refresh the GridView control after a new record is updated 
    // in the DetailsView control.
    CustomersView.DataBind();
  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>
      DetailsView Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <h3>
      DetailsView Example</h3>
    <table cellspacing="10">
      <tr>
        <td>
          <!-- Use a GridView control in combination with      -->
          <!-- a DetailsView control to display master-detail  -->
          <!-- information. When the user selects a store from -->
          <!-- GridView control, the customers//s detailed     -->
          <!-- information is displayed in the DetailsView     -->
          <!-- control.                                        -->
          <asp:GridView ID="CustomersView" DataSourceID="Customers" 
            AutoGenerateColumns="False"
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID" runat="server">
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Blue" ForeColor="White" />
            <Columns>
              <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" 
                HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" 
                HeaderText="CompanyName" />
            </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
        </td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:DetailsView ID="CustomerDetail" 
            DataSourceID="Details" AutoGenerateRows="false"
            AutoGenerateInsertButton="true" 
            AutoGenerateEditButton="true" 
            AutoGenerateDeleteButton="true"
            EmptyDataText="No records." 
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID" GridLines="Both" 
            OnItemInserted="CustomerDetail_ItemInserted"
            OnItemInserting="CustomerDetail_ItemInserting" 
            OnItemUpdated="CustomerDetail_ItemUpdated"
            OnItemUpdating="CustomerDetail_ItemUpdating" 
            OnItemDeleted="CustomerDetail_ItemDeleted"
            runat="server">
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Navy" ForeColor="White" />
            <RowStyle BackColor="White" />
            <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="LightGray" />
            <EditRowStyle BackColor="LightCyan" />
            <Fields>
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CustomerID" HeaderText="CustomerID" ReadOnly="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactTitle" HeaderText="ContactTitle" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Address" HeaderText="Address" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Region" HeaderText="Region" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="PostalCode" HeaderText="PostalCode" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Phone" HeaderText="Phone" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Fax" HeaderText="Fax" />
            </Fields>
          </asp:DetailsView>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
    <!-- to the Northwind sample database.                   -->
    <!-- It is strongly recommended that each data-bound     -->
    <!-- control uses a separate data source control.        -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Customers" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString=
        "<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [ContactName], [CustomerID] 
        FROM [Customers]">
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
    <!-- Add a filter to the data source control for the     -->
    <!-- DetailsView control to display the details of the   -->
    <!-- store selected in the GridView control.             -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Details" 
      ConnectionString=
        "<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      runat="server" 
      SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Customers] 
        WHERE ([CustomerID] = @CustomerID)"
      DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [Customers] 
        WHERE [CustomerID] = @CustomerID"
      InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [Customers] ([CustomerID], 
        [CompanyName], [ContactName], [ContactTitle], [Address], 
        [City], [Region], [PostalCode], [Country], [Phone], [Fax]) 
        VALUES (@CustomerID, @CompanyName, @ContactName, @ContactTitle, 
        @Address, @City, @Region, @PostalCode, @Country, @Phone, @Fax)"
      UpdateCommand="UPDATE [Customers] SET [CompanyName] = @CompanyName, 
        [ContactName] = @ContactName, [ContactTitle] = @ContactTitle, 
        [Address] = @Address, [City] = @City, [Region] = @Region, 
        [PostalCode] = @PostalCode, [Country] = @Country, 
        [Phone] = @Phone, [Fax] = @Fax 
        WHERE [CustomerID] = @CustomerID">
      <SelectParameters>
        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="CustomersView" 
          Name="CustomerID" PropertyName="SelectedValue"
          Type="String" />
      </SelectParameters>
      <DeleteParameters>
        <asp:Parameter Name="CustomerID" Type="String" />
      </DeleteParameters>
      <UpdateParameters>
        <asp:Parameter Name="CompanyName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactTitle" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Address" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="City" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Region" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="PostalCode" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Country" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Phone" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Fax" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="CustomerID" Type="String" />
      </UpdateParameters>
      <InsertParameters>
        <asp:Parameter Name="CustomerID" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="CompanyName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactName" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="ContactTitle" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Address" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="City" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Region" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="PostalCode" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Country" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Phone" Type="String" />
        <asp:Parameter Name="Fax" Type="String" />
      </InsertParameters>
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

The following code example demonstrates how to declaratively add row fields to the DetailsView control.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <table cellspacing="10">
      <tr>
        <td>
          <!-- Use a GridView control in combination with      -->
          <!-- a DetailsView control to display master-detail  -->
          <!-- information. When the user selects a store from -->
          <!-- GridView control, the store's detailed          -->
          <!-- information is displayed in the DetailsView     -->
          <!-- control.                                        -->
          <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" 
            DataSourceID="Customers" AutoGenerateColumns="False" 
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID">
            <Columns>
              <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
            </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
        </td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:DetailsView ID="DetailsView" runat="server"
            DataSourceID="Details" AutoGenerateRows="false"
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID" >
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Navy" ForeColor="White" />
            <Fields>
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CustomerID" HeaderText="CustomerID" 
                ReadOnly="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactTitle" HeaderText="ContactTitle" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Region" HeaderText="Region" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="PostalCode" HeaderText="PostalCode" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
            </Fields>
          </asp:DetailsView>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
    <!-- to the Northwind sample database.                        -->
    <!-- It is strongly recommended that each data-bound     -->
    <!-- control uses a separate data source control.        -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Customers" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [ContactName], [CustomerID] FROM [Customers]">
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
    <!-- Add a filter to the data source control for the     -->
    <!-- DetailsView control to display the details of the   -->
    <!-- store selected in the GridView control.             -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Details" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Customers] WHERE ([CustomerID] = @CustomerID)">
      <SelectParameters>
        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="GridView1" Name="CustomerID" 
          PropertyName="SelectedValue"
          Type="String" />
      </SelectParameters>
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
  </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <table cellspacing="10">
      <tr>
        <td>
          <!-- Use a GridView control in combination with      -->
          <!-- a DetailsView control to display master-detail  -->
          <!-- information. When the user selects a store from -->
          <!-- GridView control, the store's detailed          -->
          <!-- information is displayed in the DetailsView     -->
          <!-- control.                                        -->
          <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" 
            DataSourceID="Customers" AutoGenerateColumns="False" 
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID">
            <Columns>
              <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
            </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
        </td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:DetailsView ID="DetailsView" runat="server"
            DataSourceID="Details" AutoGenerateRows="false"
            DataKeyNames="CustomerID" >
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Navy" ForeColor="White" />
            <Fields>
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CustomerID" HeaderText="CustomerID" 
                ReadOnly="True" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="ContactName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactTitle" HeaderText="ContactTitle" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="CompanyName" HeaderText="CompanyName" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Region" HeaderText="Region" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="PostalCode" HeaderText="PostalCode" />
              <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
            </Fields>
          </asp:DetailsView>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
    <!-- to the Northwind sample database.                        -->
    <!-- It is strongly recommended that each data-bound     -->
    <!-- control uses a separate data source control.        -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Customers" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [ContactName], [CustomerID] FROM [Customers]">
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
    <!-- Add a filter to the data source control for the     -->
    <!-- DetailsView control to display the details of the   -->
    <!-- store selected in the GridView control.             -->
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="Details" runat="server" 
      ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:NorthwindConnectionString %>"
      SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Customers] WHERE ([CustomerID] = @CustomerID)">
      <SelectParameters>
        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="GridView1" Name="CustomerID" 
          PropertyName="SelectedValue"
          Type="String" />
      </SelectParameters>
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
  </form>
</body>
</html>
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.