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    WebForms ClientDataSource Overview

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    The demo shows a basic configuration for binding to remote XML service and a data model definition.

    About RadClientDataSource for ASP.NET AJAX

    RadClientDataSource for ASP.NET AJAX is a control powered by Kendo UI DataSource framework. It allows querying local and remote services and wide variety of data operations. The rich client-side API offers capabilities for data editing, sorting, paging, filtering, grouping and more. The provided Client-side events allow fully customization of the queries and parameters passed to the web service.

    RadClientDataSource and 120+ other controls are part of UI for ASP.NET AJAX, a comprehensive toolset taking care of the common functionality of your application, while leaving you with more time to work on its business logic.

    Key Features

    • Easy databinding to any web services (OData, XML, WCF)
    • Easy configuration
    • Local and remote data operations
    • Many capabilities for custom queries and parameters
    • Allows flexible data model definitions
    • Seamless integration with UI for ASP.NET AJAX
    • Rich Client-side API and events

    More about ClientDataSource for ASP.NET AJAX

    • DefaultCS.aspx
    • scripts.js
    • styles.css
    <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true"  %>
     
    <%@ Register TagPrefix="qsf" Namespace="Telerik.QuickStart" %>
    <%@ Register TagPrefix="telerik" Namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" %>
     
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <head runat="server">
        <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
        <link rel="Stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" />
        <script src="scripts.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="form1" runat="server">
        <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
        <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />
     
        <div class="demo-containers">
            <div class="demo-container">
                <telerik:RadCodeBlock runat="server">
                    <script type="text/javascript">
                        function pageLoad() {
                            $find("<%=RadClientDataSource1.ClientID %>").fetch();
                    }
                    </script>
                </telerik:RadCodeBlock>
                <div id="wrapper"></div>
     
                <telerik:RadClientDataSource ID="RadClientDataSource1" runat="server">
                    <DataSource>
                        <WebServiceDataSourceSettings>
                            <Select Url="BooksService.asmx/GetBooks" RequestType="Post" DataType="JSON" ContentType="application/json; charset=utf-8" />
                        </WebServiceDataSourceSettings>
                    </DataSource>
                    <Schema DataName="d">
                    </Schema>
                    <ClientEvents OnChange="OnChange" />
                </telerik:RadClientDataSource>
            </div>
        </div>
        </form>
    </body>
    </html>

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