Asp.net gridview MVC

Question

Can i create a gridview control in Asp.net MVC,and set its DataSource propertie and DataBind method,mormally as in web forms?

Answer 1

No - ASP.NET MVC has no ViewState and therefore no native WebForms controls will work.

There are a number of hybrid approaches for people who wish to use controls in MVC but if you wish to work in that way it would be better to use WebForms.

Answer 2

Technically it is possible - wrap the grid inside a <form runat="server"> tag and you are back in the WebForms business - ViewState, postback etc. However I would too not recommend this approach. You better use a mixed WebForms-MVC approach. You can also check the available grid solutions for MVC.