Template for a Gridview?

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I have a large, complex Gridview (itemtemplates, boundfield, hyperlink
fields, etc.)

I want to use this same gridview on multiple pages.

Rather than copying this gridview on multiple pages, it there a "better",
more efficient way to do this?

Links to examples would be great.

- Paul

[Larry Bud]

Re: Template for a Gridview?

On Mar 27, 1:36 pm, Paul <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

I have a large, complex Gridview (itemtemplates, boundfield, hyperlink
fields, etc.)
>
I want to use this same gridview on multiple pages.
>
Rather than copying this gridview on multiple pages, it there a "better",
more efficient way to do this?
>
Links to examples would be great.

Yes, use an asp.net "skin".

A skin file defines look and feel for a control (be it gridview,
calendar control).

[Mick Wilson]

Re: Template for a Gridview?

On Mar 27, 1:36 pm, Paul <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

I have a large, complex Gridview (itemtemplates, boundfield, hyperlink
fields, etc.)
>
I want to use this same gridview on multiple pages.
>
Rather than copying this gridview on multiple pages, it there a "better",
more efficient way to do this?
>
Links to examples would be great.
>
- Paul

I think User Controls are what you're looking for. See this link for
details:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y6wb1a0e.aspx

"A user control is a kind of composite control that works much like an
ASP.NET Web page--you can add existing Web server controls and markup
to a user control, and define properties and methods for the control.
You can then embed them in ASP.NET Web pages, where they act as a
unit."