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COMET (or Reverse AJAX) based Grid Control for ASP.NET Web Applications - Scalable, High Performance and Low Latency Grid Control

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A COMET/Reverse Ajax based Web Grid Control, which can be used in ASP.NET web application. This control posts the updates to the client based on Server side event(s) thereby reducing network round trips.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Drawing;

namespace Test
{
    public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        Thread thValue, thValue1;

        static Random randomNo = new Random();

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            GridControlCometAjax1.LoadControl(this);
            GridControlCometAjax2.LoadControl(this);
            this.Title = "Sample: COMET based GridControlCometAjax Custom Control.  This is ASP.Net based custom control.";
            thValue = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ThreadProc));

            thValue1 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ThreadProc1));
            thValue1.Start();
            thValue.Start();
        }

        private void ThreadProc()
        {
            int RandSleep = 1000;
            int RowToModify = 2;
            int ColToModify = 2;
            double ValueToModify = 45.12;
            double PrevValueToModify = 45.12;

            int RowToModify1 = 2;
            int ColToModify1 = 4;
            double ValueToModify1 = 45.12;
            double PrevValueToModify1 = 45.12;

            for (int Rowitem = 0; Rowitem < 5; Rowitem++)
            {
                for (int ColItem = 0; ColItem < 5; ColItem++)
                {
                    ValueToModify = randomNo.NextDouble();
                    GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItem(Rowitem, ColItem, ValueToModify.ToString("N2"), false);
                    GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItemColor(Rowitem, ColItem, Color.Black, false);
                }
            }
            GridControlCometAjax1.DynUpdateAllClients();

            while (true)
            {
                Thread.Sleep(RandSleep);

                GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItem(RowToModify, ColToModify, ValueToModify.ToString("N2"), false);

                if (PrevValueToModify < ValueToModify)
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify, ColToModify, Color.DarkGreen, false);
                }
                else
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify, ColToModify, Color.Red, false);
                }

                GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItem(RowToModify1, ColToModify1, ValueToModify1.ToString("N2"), false);

                if (PrevValueToModify1 < ValueToModify1)
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify1, ColToModify1, Color.DarkGreen, false);
                }
                else
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax1.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify1, ColToModify1, Color.Red, false);
                }
                GridControlCometAjax1.DynUpdateAllClients();

                RandSleep = randomNo.Next(1800);
                RowToModify = randomNo.Next(5);
                ColToModify = randomNo.Next(5);
                PrevValueToModify1 = ValueToModify1 ;
                PrevValueToModify = ValueToModify;
                ValueToModify = randomNo.NextDouble() * 100.0;

                RowToModify1 = randomNo.Next(5);
                ColToModify1 = randomNo.Next(5);
                ValueToModify1 = randomNo.NextDouble() * 100.0;
            }

        }
        private void ThreadProc1()
        {
            int RandSleep = 1000;
            int RowToModify = 2;
            int ColToModify = 2;
            double ValueToModify = 45.12;
            double PrevValueToModify = 45.12;

            int RowToModify1 = 2;
            int ColToModify1 = 4;
            double ValueToModify1 = 45.12;
            double PrevValueToModify1 = 45.12;

            int RowToModify2 = 2;
            int ColToModify2 = 4;
            double ValueToModify2 = 45.12;
            double PrevValueToModify2 = 45.12;


            for (int Rowitem = 0; Rowitem < 5; Rowitem++)
            {
                for (int ColItem = 0; ColItem < 5; ColItem++)
                {
                    ValueToModify = randomNo.NextDouble();
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItem(Rowitem, ColItem, ValueToModify.ToString("N2"), false);
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(Rowitem, ColItem, Color.Black, false);
                }
            }
            GridControlCometAjax1.DynUpdateAllClients();

            while (true)
            {
                Thread.Sleep(RandSleep);

                GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItem(RowToModify, ColToModify, ValueToModify.ToString("N2"), false);

                if (PrevValueToModify < ValueToModify)
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify, ColToModify, Color.DarkGreen, false);
                }
                else
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify, ColToModify, Color.Red, false);
                }

                GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItem(RowToModify1, ColToModify1, ValueToModify1.ToString("N2"), false);

                if (PrevValueToModify1 < ValueToModify1)
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify1, ColToModify1, Color.DarkGreen, false);
                }
                else
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify1, ColToModify1, Color.Red, false);
                }

                GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItem(RowToModify2, ColToModify2, ValueToModify1.ToString("N2"), false);

                if (PrevValueToModify1 < ValueToModify1)
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify2, ColToModify2, Color.DarkGreen, false);
                }
                else
                {
                    GridControlCometAjax2.DynModifyTableItemColor(RowToModify2, ColToModify2, Color.Red, false);
                }

                GridControlCometAjax2.DynUpdateAllClients();

                RandSleep = randomNo.Next(1500);
                RowToModify = randomNo.Next(5);
                ColToModify = randomNo.Next(5);
                PrevValueToModify1 = ValueToModify1;
                PrevValueToModify2 = ValueToModify2;
                PrevValueToModify = ValueToModify;
                ValueToModify = randomNo.NextDouble() * 100.0;

                RowToModify1 = randomNo.Next(5);
                ColToModify1 = randomNo.Next(5);
                ValueToModify1 = randomNo.NextDouble() * 100.0;

                RowToModify2 = randomNo.Next(5);
                ColToModify2 = randomNo.Next(5);
                ValueToModify2 = randomNo.NextDouble() * 100.0;

            }

        }
    }
}

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