Gets a collection of DataListItem objects representing the individual items within the control.
(in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Items As DataListItemCollection
Dim instance As DataList
Dim value As DataListItemCollection
value = instance.Items
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public virtual DataListItemCollection Items { get; }
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
virtual property DataListItemCollection^ Items {
DataListItemCollection^ get ();
}
public function get Items () : DataListItemCollection
Use the Items collection to programmatically control the items in the DataList control. The Items collection does not provide any methods to add or remove items to the collection. However, you can control the contents of an item by providing a handler for the ItemCreated event.
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Only items bound to the data source are contained in the Items collection. The header, footer, and separator are not included in the collection. |
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Items collection to display the items in the DataList control.
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The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see ASP.NET Web Page Code Model. |
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html >
<script language = "VB" runat="server">
Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
Dim dt As New DataTable()
Dim dr As DataRow
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 9
dr = dt.NewRow()
dr(0) = "Item " & i.ToString()
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
Next i
Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
Return dv
End Function 'CreateDataSource
Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If Not IsPostBack Then
DataList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
DataList1.DataBind()
End If
End Sub 'Page_Load
Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If DataList1.Items.Count > 0 Then
Label1.Text = "The Items collection contains: <br />"
Dim item As DataListItem
For Each item In DataList1.Items
Label1.Text += CType(item.Controls(0), DataBoundLiteralControl).Text & "<br />"
Next item
End If
End Sub 'Button_Click
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>DataList Items Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>DataList Items Example</h3>
<asp:DataList id="DataList1" runat="server"
BorderColor="black"
CellPadding="3"
Font-Names="Verdana"
Font-Size="8pt">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd">
</HeaderStyle>
<AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="Gainsboro">
</AlternatingItemStyle>
<HeaderTemplate>
Items
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
<br /><br />
<asp:Button id="Button1"
Text="Display Contents of Items Collection"
OnClick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:Label id="Label1"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html >
<script language = "C#" runat="server">
ICollection CreateDataSource()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = "Item " + i.ToString();
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
return dv;
}
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
DataList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
DataList1.DataBind();
}
}
void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (DataList1.Items.Count > 0)
{
Label1.Text = "The Items collection contains: <br />";
foreach(DataListItem item in DataList1.Items)
{
Label1.Text += ((DataBoundLiteralControl)item.Controls[0]).Text +
"<br />";
}
}
}
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>DataList Items Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>DataList Items Example</h3>
<asp:DataList id="DataList1" runat="server"
BorderColor="black"
CellPadding="3"
Font-Names="Verdana"
Font-Size="8pt">
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd">
</HeaderStyle>
<AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="Gainsboro">
</AlternatingItemStyle>
<HeaderTemplate>
Items
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
<br /><br />
<asp:Button id="Button1"
Text="Display Contents of Items Collection"
OnClick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:Label id="Label1"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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