Fairly often, such a data presentation model is used: an array of objects is bound to a GridView control with predefined columns. This model was popularized by the DotNetNuke web framework and has the advantage of working with the business objects instead of nameless rows of a data table. A classic example: <asp:GridView id="gv" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" ... <Columns> <asp:BoundField DataField="Name" HeaderText="Name" SortExpression="Name" /> ... </Columns> </asp:GridView> and elsewhere in Page_Load: if (!IsPostBack) { gv.DataSource = someArray; gv.DataBind(); } A pretty good model, in my opinion. But, the GridView control does not have built-in ability for sorting and paging if it is bound to an array of objects. Let's implement it. The code overview I inherit my control from the GridView control and override the OnInit method in order to add two