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How to use repeater control in ASP.NET 2.0(VB.NET)
The Repeater control is used to display a repeated list of items that are bound to the control. It enable the customization of the layout by each repeated list of items. The Repeater control may be bound to a database table, an XML file, or another list of items. The Repeater control has no built-in select and edit support.
Below are 2 simple Repeater controls. The first one display its items in a table, and the second one display its items separated by comma.
Define PositionData Class
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Public Class PositionData
Private myName As String Private myTicker As String Public Sub New(newName As String, newTicker As String)
Me.myName = newName
Me.myTicker = newTicker End Sub Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String
End Property Public ReadOnly Property Ticker() As String
Get
Return myTicker End Get End Property |
Invoking PositionData to add data, and use Repeater1, Repeater2 to bind data
display
Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If Not IsPostBack Then
Dim values As New ArrayList()
values.Add(New PositionData("Microsoft", "Msft"))
values.Add(New PositionData("Intel", "Intc"))
values.Add(New PositionData("Dell", "Dell"))
Repeater1.DataSource = values
Repeater1.DataBind()
Repeater2.DataSource = values
Repeater2.DataBind() End If |
The front page of Repeater.aspx page
<head runat="server">
<title>Repeater</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">
<b>
Repeater1:</b>
<p>
<asp:Repeater id="Repeater1" runat="server" >
<HeaderTemplate>
<table border=1>
<tr>
<td><b>Company</b></td>
<td><b>Symbol</b></td>
</tr>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
<td> <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name") %> </td>
<td> <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Ticker") %> </td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
</table>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<p>
<b>Repeater2:</b>
<p>
<asp:Repeater id="Repeater2" runat="server" >
<HeaderTemplate>
Company data:
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name") %> (<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Ticker") %>)
</ItemTemplate>
<SeparatorTemplate>, </SeparatorTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</form>
</body>
</html> |
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