Like all Intersoft components, you can easily configure WebCombo through either the SmartTag or the Component Designer 2. Located on the top right corner of the control, the SmartTag gives you instant access to all the essential features, such as data source selection, basic WebCombo features, styles, and more. For other tasks, the Component Designer 2 offers a complete list of properties grouped by category.
WebCombo is designed to consume a wide variety of data sources, including datasets, XML, and many others. This superior flexibility provides connections to almost any available database. In addition to the Bound mode, WebCombo also offers Unbound mode WebCombo, in which the control is not bound to a database, providing the freedom to add multiple columns and row items in a centralized designer window, or to generate all columns and rows dynamically in runtime. In Unbound mode, WebCombo still supports standard ASP.NET Server component functionality such as ViewState.
Bind WebCombo to a data source with just a few clicks of the mouse – writing event handler code is no longer required. Fully backward compatible, the traditional databinding mechanism is also available. It’s all up to you – use whichever method best suits your Web 2.0 applications.
One of the new additions in WebCombo is the support of LINQ to SQL technology. Compatible with both declarative databinding through LinqDataSource control and the native LINQ feature for enhanced control over object behaviors.