Thank you David. You've been very helpful. Thank you
very much.
--- David Renz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> seems like there is a little confusion about how the
> data gets loaded
> into the repeater (for instance).
> i will take a stab at trying to clarify this ... no
> guarantees, though
> ...
>
> here is a sample in the aspx page:
>
>
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> <asp:Repeater ID=rptCurrentNotices Runat=server>
> <ItemTemplate>
> <tr>
> <td align="left" valign="top" height="94"
> colspan="2" bgcolor=#e5e5e5>
> <span class="bodyhead">
> <asp:Label ID=lblNoticeTitle Runat=server><%#
> Container.DataItem("EventSubHeader") %></asp:Label>
> </span>
> <br>
> <span class="bodytext">
> <asp:Label ID=lblNoticeReleaseDate Runat=server><%#
> Format(Container.DataItem("ReleaseDate"),"Long
> Date") %></asp:Label>
> </span>
> <br><br>
> <span class="bodytext">
> <br><asp:Label ID=lblNoticeDesc Runat=server><%#
> Container.DataItem("EventDescription")
> %></asp:Label>
> </span>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </ItemTemplate>
> </asp:Repeater>
>
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>
> this is the vb -Code Behind
>
>
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> ' loadReader is just a custom little function that
> loads DataReaders
> dtrNoticeDescriptions = LoadReader(sSQL, oConn)
> rptCurrentNotices.DataSource = dtrNoticeDescriptions
> rptCurrentNotices.DataBind()
>
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>
> for each row in this repeater, there is an event
> (itemDataBound
> event).
> those <%# Container.ItemData("xyz") %> are the items
> or columns in each
> row.
>
> so, the repeater template is really just a way of
> telling the
> ItemDataBound event what goes where.
> each ID that you have is unique in the ItemDataBound
> Event , no need to
> track that in your code or manage that dynamically.
>
> for row 1:
> the repeater just goes along and puts the
> lblNoticeTitle for row 1
> into the correct place in the template
> it puts blNoticeReleaseDate in the correct place and
> the same for
> lblNoticeDesc
>
> then for row 2:
> it does the same again.
>
> you basically define the layout/the template/the
> html objects (or
> whatever you want to think of it as) the
> ITEMTEMPLATE, then the repeater
> will loop through and put the data where the
> itemTemplate tells it to
> go.
> (coz, for each row, the column names are gonna be
> the same, you just
> need to create the template to tell the data where
> to go and what kind
> of element to bind to).
>
> if you wanted to change how the data is handled you
> could write code in
> the ItemDataBound event.
>
> eg:
>
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> Private Sub rptCurrentNotices_ItemDataBound(ByVal
> sender As Object,
> ByVal e As
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.RepeaterItemEventArgs)
> Handles
> rptCurrentNotices.ItemDataBound
> If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or
> e.Item.ItemType =
> ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
> Dim sEventDesc As String =
>
Server.HtmlDecode(EnsureStringDefault(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem,
> "EventDescription")))
> Dim lblTitle As Label =
> e.Item.FindControl("lblNoticeTitle")
> Dim lblDesc As Label =
> e.Item.FindControl("lblNoticeDesc")
>
> lblTitle.Text = DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem,
> "EventSubHeader")
> If sEventDesc.Length > 0 Then
> lblDesc.Text = sEventDesc
> Else
> Dim sTmp As String =
>
Server.HtmlDecode(EnsureStringDefault(DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem,
> "EventText")))
> If Len(sTmp) > 500 Then
> lblDesc.Text = Left(sTmp, 500) & " ... "
> Else
> lblDesc.Text = sTmp
> End If
> End If
>
> End If
> End Sub
>
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>
>
> i hope this helps. it does get a little wierd at
> first, but after doing
> it for a hot second, it really starts to make more
> sense.
>
> here are some links that might help.
>
> http://aspalliance.com/cookbook/default.aspx
> http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/default.asp
> and by far the best ...
> http://www.learnasp.com/freebook/learn
>
>
> david
>
>
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/23/2005 3:38:51 PM >>>
>
> Hi all,
>
> in my program, i'm suppose to display all rows that
> satisfies my sql query. however, in that sql query,
> i
> have 10 columns and X number or rows. Each row in
> the
> record set should be displayed using textbox, radio,
> checkbox, and image button in order for the user to
> be
> able to manipulate the data freely. My problem is
> how
> to display this using Datalist or repeater or
> datagrid
> since the "id" of an object can't be dynamically
> generated. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> Chris Andrada
>
>
>
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