sorting an a-z list (asp:repeater)

[dhnriverside]

Hi

I want to use an Asp:Repeater to create a list of items. I want the list to
be 3 columns wide, and order like so...

AA AD AG
AB AE AH
AC AF AI

I'm not sure how to get this to work. The only way I can think of is to get
a complete list, get the total records, divide by 3 and setup 3 repeaters,
and load the first with 1 to (total / 3), the second with (total / 3) to
((total / 3) + (total / 3)) and the third with ((total / 3) + (total / 3)) to
total.

Seems long winded though - any suggestions?!

Cheers
Dan

[Marina]

The repeater can't do this, because it is meant to just repeat your template
over and over. It doesn't add any of its own HTML on top of that (which is
what you would need to create the table).

For the behavior you are looking for, use a DataList. This has a
RepeatColumns and a RepeatDirection property, and the combination of these
can let you accomplish what you want.

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Hi

I want to use an Asp:Repeater to create a list of items. I want the list
to
be 3 columns wide, and order like so...

AA AD AG
AB AE AH
AC AF AI

I'm not sure how to get this to work. The only way I can think of is to
get
a complete list, get the total records, divide by 3 and setup 3 repeaters,
and load the first with 1 to (total / 3), the second with (total / 3) to
((total / 3) + (total / 3)) and the third with ((total / 3) + (total / 3))
to
total.

Seems long winded though - any suggestions?!

Cheers
Dan