Sharepoint web part for editing list items

Question

I am trying to create a web part that will allow users to edit elements without leaving the AllItems.aspx page. The web part should have similar functionality, for example, the EditForm.aspx page.

I created a simple web part with ConnectionConsumer ("String") that successfully displays the selected ListItem, but I'm trying to figure out how to programmatically create a list-based form using the save and update function.

I would appreciate a simple solution or pushing in the right direction.

thanks

Answer 1

What you are trying to do is not possible out of the box, but it should be possible to use AJAX-inspired SPGridView and ListFieldIterator to get everything you need.

You can refer to the elements below and create a control that does what you want.

• Using SPGridView in WebParts
• Articles on ListFieldIterator
• ListFieldIterator

Once you create it, you can try to share this code, as this is a pretty ordinary thing that everyone wants, and so far I have not found a good implementation of this kind.

Answer 2

That definitely sounds good. I would really like it if you could put the solution on codeplex, you are of course the choice.

I had a sneak peak in SharePoint 2010 , and editing with AJAX support was found in many places, so I won’t be surprised if some feature similar to the one you are working on is enabled.

Good luck