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346ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner’s GuideWhether to use the DataList control or some other control, such as the Repeater,wholly depends on what you need to do with the data.DataGrid Made EasyIf you’re in a big hurry and have to get a table produced yesterday, you’ll like this nextmethod of data binding. Use the following steps:1. Open a new Web Site to be saved as EZdataGrid.2. In the ASP.NET editor, open the Server Explorer. Drag a table of your choice from theServer Explorer to the container as shown in Figure 13-9.3. Save the file and test it by pressing CTRL-F5. You should see the table in Figure 13-10.As you can see in Figure 13-10, the data are neatly laid out in rows and columns witha boldface header. You need not add a single line of C# code. In fact, you don’t even haveto open the C# portion of the application at all. It’s completely done.If you’re wondering how this can be accomplished in ASP.NET with no call to theSQL table using C# statements, the answer lies in ASP.NET tags that automaticallyFigure 13-9 Drag table from Server Explorer to ASP.NET editor