Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

I got some requests for a DataGrid on the client-side JavaScript. On my own I create small HTML tables either by using the DOM or a simply string. I found one cool control that can be used with the Ajax.NET library: ActiveWidgets Grid. This control can be used with XML, CSV or JavaScript arrays. I have done a small demo and changed some parts that it will accept Ajax.NET DataTables. Do you know any other control that is working on the client-side JavaScript?

Published Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:09 PM by Michael Schwarz

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# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:21 PM by William Luu
I think the ActiveWidgets is the most mature and well known around as far as JavaScript based grids are concerned.

Here's another one:
http://www.codethat.com/grid/grid_examples.html

I think there's a lot of different things you can do through client side javascript (just look around the web and you'll see plenty).

I've been using Ajax.NET on my web app for dynamic creation of user alerts (an example of what i'm doing, except using a different context... User is stuck on their current email inbox view, with no way of knowing if there are new emails etc... Using Ajax.NET I can use a DHTML Popup Window to notify them that there is new email, and all the user will need to do is refresh their email view. Another alternative of course would be having a "live" datagrid via Ajax.NET -- Note, we don't have an email view, but we have something else that has a similar requirement :)).

Have a look at Ferant DHTML Studio Lite (http://ferant.com/index.aspx?item=download) or bosrup (http://www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/) for two different DHTML based popover windows. The bosrup one is highly customisable from my experience. I use it as a replacement for tooltips in my datagrid where I have to display a lot of additional information to the user when they mouse over some data.

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:42 PM by William Luu
Actually, with regards to my suggestion on the bosrup DHTML popover, there's another very similar DHTML library by the name of CoolTip (http://www.acooltip.com) which seems to have more features.

I'm about to download it and try it out becaues the bosrup library only allows for one popup to be displayed at a time, whereas this cooltip one allows you to use multiple at a time.

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:12 PM by Scott Cate - EasySearchASP.net
Are you going to post the code samples?

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Monday, August 22, 2005 3:45 AM by Joe Maier
The ASPxGrid from DeveloperExpress ( http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/ASPxGrid/ ) is a cool ASP.NET control, which allows for complete client side editing and batch submission of changed datarows.

It would be cool if you could check this one out.

Cheers and Thanx for your work,
Joe

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Monday, August 22, 2005 4:57 AM by murugan.g
Take a look on component art's (http://www.componentart.com) Web.UI 3.0 Grid. Currently it is in beeta. It has both, postback and ajax implementaion.

# Where is the demo?

Monday, August 22, 2005 5:19 AM by Rolf Tollerud
"I have done a small demo and changed some parts that it will accept Ajax.NET DataTables."

Where is the demo?

Regards
Rolf Tollerud

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 3:37 AM by Chris
Demo?

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:45 PM by Dwayne
My Coworker, Ric (http://www.livejournal.com/~valoric/) pointed me to an AJAX-style datagrid that Jason Diamond created for his AJAX framework (http://www.livejournal.com/~valoric/2005/07/27/)

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Saturday, August 27, 2005 5:40 AM by William Luu
Michael,

Have a look at the AJAX Widgets at the AjaxAdvocates website (http://www.ajaxadvocates.com/)
(Unfortunately it looks like the site is down, but they do provide the JavaScript code)

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Thursday, September 08, 2005 8:27 AM by Liming
Any of you know any open source NON-GPL based grid? Thanks.

# re: Very cool DataGrid for Ajax.NET

Friday, September 16, 2005 2:23 AM by niks_crasher
Sir, Please provide sample code using vb.net of cool datagrid. I'm using framework 1.1. Thanks in advance

niks_crasher