10.4. DataList and Visual Web Developer

Just like some of the more complex web server controls, DataLists offer a number of design-time features that are tightly integrated within Visual Web Developer. One of these slick features is the smart tag, which appears as a little arrow button in the upper-right part of the control when the cursor is hovered over the control in Design view.

You’ll be working with these cool features in coming chapters, but we can’t finish a chapter on DataLists without making ourselves aware of them. If you open EmployeeDirectory.aspx in Design view and click the smart tag, you’ll see the menu depicted in Figure 10-8.