ASP.NET AJAX Data Editors

The essence of data editing is to provide end-users with intuitive and error-free data input. If you are trying to accomplish this objective with standard editor controls, there is simply too much to do. You have to write your own scripts to manage controls on the client side. You have to carefully align validator controls to your editors to build a nice form layout. At times, you must even provide the appropriate editor-database value conversion logic.

The Editors included within the ASPxGridView and Editors Suite have been designed to significantly reduce the amount of work you must perform. They provide the following features making it much easier to create a fully-functional and easy-to-use data editing form.

A Wide Range of Controls

There are already over 20 controls included in the suite and there are more to come. By having a large number of controls at your disposal, you can ensure that you will always find the one that provides the best end-user experience. For instance, a dropdown calendar makes it much easier to input dates than a simple text editor...

Data Editors (For Cell Editing or Standalone Use)

	Binary Image		Button Editor		Check Box
	Color Picker		Combo Box		Date Picker
	Dropdown Editor		Hyperlink		Image
	Memo Editor		Progress Bar		Spin Editor
	Text Box		Time Editor

Multi-Use Utility Controls

	Button		Calendar		Captcha
	Check Box List		Filter Control		Label
	List Box		Radio Button List		Radio Button
	Track Bar		Validation Summary

Client-Side Adaptability

To reduce error risk and make it easier for end-users to enter data, you may need to dynamically change content in data editors. You may need to filter values in list boxes or populate combo boxes with different values depending upon other controls. To provide a superior user interface, these operations should be executed on the client. This functionality, combined with background callbacks is demonstrated in this demo.

Built-in Data Validation Mechanism

Though our controls fully support standard Validator controls, they also have built-in validation functionality. We recommend that you use the latter option because you will be able to combine several data validation conditions within a single control. You will not have to worry about aligning the validator control - we provide two built-in error indication solutions including error frames and error icons. These error indication options allow us to build elegant in-grid validation as well as standalone data editor validation.

To see our validation mechanisms in action, please try our Editor Validation and Grid Validation demos.