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Shem · #1 July 9th, 2008, 04:24 AM

Hi

i'm populating a Repeater like so:

Code:

Dim ProjectsList As New ProjectsList
ProjectsList = ProjectsManager.GetList(orderby)

rpProjectList.DataSource = ProjectsList
rpProjectList.DataBind()

what i want to do is access the items and perform some operations on them
and then bind it to my Repeater.

I was thinking that I would nead to do a 'For each item in ProjectsList'
but i couldn't get it right?

am i going about this all wrong

Shem

richyrich · #2 July 9th, 2008, 04:32 AM

Not wrong. What you need to do is bind the data to the repeater and then have OnItemDataBound in your repeater control.

.aspx

Code:

<asp:repeater id="repeater1" runat="server" OnItemDataBound="repeater1_OnItemDataBound">

.aspx.vb

Code:

Protected Sub repeater1_OnItemDataBound(ByVal s As Object, ByVal e As RepeaterItemEventArgs)
 
If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
 
  Dim textbox1 As textbox = e.item.FindControl("textbox1")
  Dim Project As ProjectBOL = e.Item.DataItem
 
  'Do whatever you want with your values
   if Project.editedby = "shem" then 
       textbox1.Text = "Some Idiot"
   else
       textbox1.Text = "A Brilliant Employee"
   End If
 
End If
 
End Sub

Might need to make some small edits to this code before you use it. Just waiting for my laptop to reboot and typed that off the top of my head.

That's the basic principle though. Use OnItemDataBound

micky · #3 July 9th, 2008, 04:43 AM

lol RR

i love that if loop

Shem · #4 July 9th, 2008, 04:44 AM

explain to me what's going on here?

Code:

If e.Item.ItemType = ItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType = ItemType.AlternatingItem Then

Is that some .Net jargon or am i supposed to replace it with my own conditions?

Shem

Shem · #5 July 9th, 2008, 04:49 AM

not bad for writing of the top off your head RR, I see it is .Net jargon..
changed it slightly to:

Code:

If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then

Shem

richyrich · #6 July 9th, 2008, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shem

not bad for writing of the top off your head RR, I see it is .Net jargon..
changed it slightly to:

Code:

If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then

Shem

Yeah, what you said...

The reason I can never remember them is because VWD autocompletes code for you, so I never have to type it...

<edit>Changed my code above</edit>

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