The following properties of the BasicDataGrid control can be set or used in the API:
Property Name  | 
Description  | 
Sample Value  | 
DataBindByDefault  | 
Indicates whether data binding should be performed by default during the init event.  | 
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HideControlForZeroRows  | 
Indicates whether the control should be hidden when no data is loaded. The default value is False.  | 
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ProcessSorting  | 
Indicates whether sorting should be processed in the DataView instead of sorting on the SQL level.  | 
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RelatedData  | 
Custom data connected to the object.  | 
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SetFirstPageAfterSortChange  | 
Indicates if the page index should be set to the first page when sorting is changed.  | 
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SortAscending  | 
Indicates whether sorting should be ascending. Default value is True.  | 
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SortField  | 
Gets or sets the sort field. It can be used for setting the default sort field.  | 
"NewsReleaseDate"  | 
ZeroRowsText  | 
Text to be shown when the control is hidden by the HideControlForZeroRows property.  | 
"No records found"  | 
As this control is inherited from the ASP.NET DataGrid control, it also has all of its standard properties.
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