ASP.NET 2.0 Data Binding Tips - How to avoid Eval()

Here is an excellent tip to speed up ASP.NET 2.0 Data Binding by avoiding reflection overhead:

http://www.dasblonde.net/2005/08/22/ASPNET20DataBindingTipsHowToAvoidEval.aspx

If you're in a VB project then you have to use CType to cast Container.DataItem like this:

<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text='<%# CType(Container.DataItem, ConfigurationSection).SectionInformation.SectionName %>'></asp:Label>

Another benefit of doing this early binding, if you're using VS 2005, is you get intellisense popup to aid in selecting the right property.