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Functionality
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WebGrid
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ASP.NET GridView
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Price and source code
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€ 399 for WebGrid Suite and source code is available
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Included in ASP.NET and no source code. |
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WebGrid Support Account |
FREE and comes with several spin-off products. |
N/A |
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Performance and ViewState
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Faster then GridView and small viewstate footprint
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Fast and large viewstate footprint
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Design-Time/Smart Tag
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Yes
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Yes
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GridView like property behavior and names
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Yes
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Yes
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Validating data/input data
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Automatic (uses data source information)
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Requires
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Serialize columns (requires a data source)
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Yes
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No
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Server and Client events
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Both (32 server events and 8 client events)
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Server events
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Learning Center / Starter Kit
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Yes
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No
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Choose Data Source
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Yes (Support also tables, views and xml files directly)
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Yes
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SQL Generator (Foreignkeys, Many-To-Many)
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Yes
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No
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DataSourceID property for columns
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Yes. (Requires a valid set of primary keys)
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No
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Ajax Support
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Yes
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No
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Runtime filter and Master-Detail Filter
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Yes
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No
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Cache
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Yes* (Grid information and resources)
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No
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Client grid object and events
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Yes
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No
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Column Types
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Many
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Few
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JQuery and JQuery UI Support
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Integrated (Can be disabled)
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No
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Themes
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Yes, 24 standard themes (JQuery UI CSS Framework)
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No
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Layout Templates
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Yes, both Grid and Detail views supported.
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Yes
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Trace and debug information
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Yes
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No
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Support
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Frequently updated. (See roadmap)
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Yes
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Download WebGrid Starter Kit
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