HOW TO: Implement Custom Parameters for DataSource Controls

Solution

• Custom parameters for data sources by Eilon Lipton (ControlBuilderFAQ)
• Create your own Parameter to the data-source control's parameters collection by Fredrik Normen
• Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET 2.0: Creating Custom Parameter Controls by Scott Mitchell (4GuysFromRolla.com) - Showcases a custom parameter which returns the current datetime and a custom parameter which returns the current logged on user ID.

Related Resources

• MSDN: Tutorial 5: Declarative Parameters by Scott Mitchell
• MSDN: Data Source Controls, Part 2: Parameters by Nikhil Kothari