ASP.NET MVC & jQuery Part 3: MvcContrib Grid & jQuery Plugins

MVC Contrib Grid Component The ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Release has a lot of great things included in it, but there is another open source project called MVC Contrib that fills many gaps and compliments the core functionality. In this blog post I want to demonstrate how you can use the MVC Contrib Grid Component in conjunction with two different jQuery plugins to provide rich functionality inside a simple and clean View. First lets review why you might want to use the MVC Contrib Grid Component. * Provides a Fluent Interface * Discourages Logic in your View * Provides Reusable Grid Models * Customizes Grid Rendering * Includes a Separate Pagination Component If the above bullet items interest you, then check out the 5 part blog series on the MVC Contrib Grid Html Helper by Jeremy Skinner...