Binding a Custom Class to a DataGrid

This demo illustrates how to bind a collection of custom classes to a DataGrid.

First NameLast NamePhoneNumber of Visits
ScottMitchell111-222-333320
JisunLeeb111-222-333325
EdNorth111-555-33332
JohnSouth555-555-3322105

Source Code 
<%@ Import Namespace="MyObjects" %>
<script runat="server" language="VB">

  Sub Page_Load(sender as Object, e as EventArgs)
    'Create a user collection object
    Dim users as New UserCollection()
    
    'Now, fill it with some users
    users.Add(New UserInfo("Scott","Mitchell","111-222-3333",20))
    users.Add(New UserInfo("Jisun","Leeb","111-222-3333",25))
    users.Add(New UserInfo("Ed","North","111-555-3333",2))
    users.Add(New UserInfo("John","South","555-555-3322",105))
    
    'Now, bind the users collection to the DataGrid
    dgUserList.DataSource = users
    dgUserList.DataBind()
  End Sub

</script>

<form runat="server">
   <asp:DataGrid id="dgUserList" runat="server"
        AutoGenerateColumns="False"
        Font-Name="Verdana"
        
        HeaderStyle-BackColor="Navy"
        HeaderStyle-ForeColor="White"
        HeaderStyle-Font-Bold="True"
        
        AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#eeeeee">
        
        <Columns>
            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="FirstName" HeaderText="First Name" />
            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="LastName" HeaderText="Last Name" />
            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="PhoneNumber" HeaderText="Phone" />
            <asp:BoundColumn DataField="Visits" HeaderText="Number of Visits"
                DataFormatString="{0:d}" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="center" />
        </Columns>            
    </asp:DataGrid>
</form>

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