Many of the examples of databinding use datasource or objectsource controls. I prefer to databind from the code-behind. I feel I have finer control over how to data is prepared before I load it. The downside to doing this “late binding” of the data, and I can’t use the strongly typed names in my declarative markup. The following code fails because the compiler can’t resolve the “Products” reference. Code Snippet <asp:DataList ID="DataList1" runat="server" RepeatColumns="1" DataSource='<%#Products%... ......