Multiple Template Tags within repeater?

[blugrasmaniac]

I have discovered that within a <ASP:REPEATER> control, I can specify
multiple tags, such as <ItemTemplate> and <AlternatingItemTemplate>.

So that I could write code like following:

<asp:Repeater id="XRefResultsRepeater" runat="server">
<HeaderTemplate>
<tr class="heading"><td>Blah blah</td></tr>
</HeaderTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor="white">
</ItemTemplate>

<AlternatingItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor="lightgoldenrodyellow">
</AlternatingItemTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>
<td><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "blah")%></td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
It appears to work wonderfully and saves much repeated code when all I
wish to is alternate the BGColor of the Table Row <TR> tag and many
columns <TD> are involved.

I can't find this documented, though...does anyone know if this
technique is something that I can safely practice??

Thanks,
JOEG

[blugrasmaniac]

never mind......and for the record - It doesn't work quite as described after all!

jo****@mailinator.com (blugrasmaniac) wrote in message news:<58**************************@posting.google. com>...

I have discovered that within a <ASP:REPEATER> control, I can specify
multiple tags, such as <ItemTemplate> and <AlternatingItemTemplate>.

So that I could write code like following:

<asp:Repeater id="XRefResultsRepeater" runat="server">
<HeaderTemplate>
<tr class="heading"><td>Blah blah</td></tr>
</HeaderTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor="white">
</ItemTemplate>

<AlternatingItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor="lightgoldenrodyellow">
</AlternatingItemTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>
<td><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "blah")%></td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
It appears to work wonderfully and saves much repeated code when all I
wish to is alternate the BGColor of the Table Row <TR> tag and many
columns <TD> are involved.

I can't find this documented, though...does anyone know if this
technique is something that I can safely practice??

Thanks,
JOEG