Customised web controls in a data list/repeator

[Steve Lloyd]

Hi there,

I have a set of products each of which has attributes (color size etc), is
it possible to use a data list or repeator to display all the items and
provide combo box with a unique set of attributes in each list/repeator item
as a sort of sub query.

Thanks for any help,

Steve

[Raterus]

Sure, do it in the itemdatabound event. First place an empty radiobutton list where you want it to appear.

then in ItemDataBound, you'll need to do something like this (This example is for a datagrid, but a datalist/repeater shouldn't be much different)

If e.Item.ItemType <> ListItemType.Header AND _
e.Item.ItemType <> ListItemType.Footer then
Dim rbl as RadioButtonList = e.Item.Cells(0).Controls(0) 'the hard part is figuring out exactly where the radiobuttonlist is in the mess

rbl.datasource = "whatever"
...
rbl.databind
End If

"Steve Lloyd" <st****************@livenowpaylater.co.uk> wrote in message news:%2******************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi there,

I have a set of products each of which has attributes (color size etc), is
it possible to use a data list or repeator to display all the items and
provide combo box with a unique set of attributes in each list/repeator item
as a sort of sub query.

Thanks for any help,

Steve

[Steve Lloyd]

Shall give that a go, thanks
"Raterus" <ra*****@spam.org> wrote in message
news:ez**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Sure, do it in the itemdatabound event. First place an empty radiobutton
list where you want it to appear.

then in ItemDataBound, you'll need to do something like this (This example
is for a datagrid, but a datalist/repeater shouldn't be much different)

If e.Item.ItemType <> ListItemType.Header AND _
e.Item.ItemType <> ListItemType.Footer then
Dim rbl as RadioButtonList = e.Item.Cells(0).Controls(0) 'the hard
part is figuring out exactly where the radiobuttonlist is in the mess

rbl.datasource = "whatever"
...
rbl.databind
End If

"Steve Lloyd" <st****************@livenowpaylater.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%2******************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi there,

I have a set of products each of which has attributes (color size etc), is
it possible to use a data list or repeator to display all the items and
provide combo box with a unique set of attributes in each list/repeator item as a sort of sub query.

Thanks for any help,

Steve