Repeater and Custom HTML Question

[Arsen V.]

> Hello,

How to control the structure of the HTML inside of the ItemTemplate of the
Repeater?

For example, if a certain data column value is empty (or contains some
specific string or number), I want to be able to "hide" a part of the HTML
of the ItemTemplate.

Say a customer has phone number and extension. The extension is optional.
When the extension is there, the phone should be displayed in this format: 123-555-6789 Ext: 123

If there is no extension, the phone should be simply: 123-555-6789.

I have the following ItemTemplate:

<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
<td>Phone:
<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"phone")%>-x<%#DataBinder.Eval(Contain er.DataItem,"extension")</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>

However, this will produce an undesirable output if there is no extension:
123-555-6788 Ext:

What is the most appropriate way to avoid this? An example would be great!

I am sure may people have come across this, since it is very common to have "very dynamic" HTML output that is dependent on the values of the data that is bound to the Repeater control.

Thanks,
Arsen

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

Hello,

You can probably put the extension in a separate server-side div (or panel)
and bind the div's Visible property to something like

<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"extension").To String().Length > 0 %>

I am not an ASP .NET expert though so I cannot be sure this will work out
:-(

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Hello,

How to control the structure of the HTML inside of the ItemTemplate of the Repeater?

For example, if a certain data column value is empty (or contains some
specific string or number), I want to be able to "hide" a part of the HTML of the ItemTemplate.

Say a customer has phone number and extension. The extension is optional. When the extension is there, the phone should be displayed in this

format:

123-555-6789 Ext: 123

If there is no extension, the phone should be simply: 123-555-6789.

I have the following ItemTemplate:

<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
<td>Phone:

<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"phone")%>-x<%#DataBinder.Eval(Contain

er.DataItem,"extension")</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>

However, this will produce an undesirable output if there is no extension: 123-555-6788 Ext:

What is the most appropriate way to avoid this? An example would be great!
I am sure may people have come across this, since it is very common to

have

"very dynamic" HTML output that is dependent on the values of the data

that

is bound to the Repeater control.

Thanks,
Arsen