ListView.LayoutTemplate Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

.NET Framework Class Library

ListView..::.LayoutTemplate Property

Gets or sets the custom content for the root container in a ListView control.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web.Extensions (in System.Web.Extensions.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
<PersistenceModeAttribute(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)> _
<TemplateContainerAttribute(GetType(ListView))> _
Public Overridable Property LayoutTemplate As ITemplate

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ListView
Dim value As ITemplate

value = instance.LayoutTemplate

instance.LayoutTemplate = value

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
[PersistenceModeAttribute(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
[TemplateContainerAttribute(typeof(ListView))]
public virtual ITemplate LayoutTemplate { get; set; }

Visual C++

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
[PersistenceModeAttribute(PersistenceMode::InnerProperty)]
[TemplateContainerAttribute(typeof(ListView))]
public:
virtual property ITemplate^ LayoutTemplate {
    ITemplate^ get ();
    void set (ITemplate^ value);
}

JScript

public function get LayoutTemplate () : ITemplate
public function set LayoutTemplate (value : ITemplate)

ASP.NET

<asp:ListView>
    <LayoutTemplate>ITemplate</LayoutTemplate>
</asp:ListView>

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI..::.ITemplate
An object that contains the custom content for the root container in a ListView control. The default is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), which indicates that this property is not set.

Remarks

Use the LayoutTemplate property to define a custom user interface (UI) for the root container of the ListView control. The LayoutTemplate template is required by the ListView control.

To specify the layout template, add a LayoutTemplate element inside the ListView control. You can then add the contents of the template to the LayoutTemplate element.

The LayoutTemplate content must include a placeholder control such as a table row (tr) element for the items that are defined by the ItemTemplate template or for groups that are defined by the GroupTemplate template. The placeholder control must have the runat attribute set to "server" and the ID attribute set to the value of the ItemPlaceholderID or the GroupPlaceholderID property, depending on whether the ListView control is using groups.

Examples

The following example shows how to define a custom template for the root container in the ListView control.

Security Note:
This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html  >
  <head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ListView Templates Example</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>ListView Templates Example</h3>

      <asp:ListView ID="ContactsListView" 
        DataSourceID="ContactsDataSource" 
        DataKeyNames="ContactID"
        runat="server">
        <LayoutTemplate>
          <table cellpadding="2" width="640px" border="1" runat="server" id="tblProducts">
            <tr runat="server">
              <th runat="server">Action</th>
              <th runat="server">First Name</th>
              <th runat="server">Last Name</th>
            </tr>
            <tr runat="server" id="itemPlaceholder" />
          </table>
          <asp:DataPager runat="server" ID="ContactsDataPager" PageSize="12">
            <Fields>
              <asp:NextPreviousPagerField ShowFirstPageButton="True" ShowLastPageButton="True"
                FirstPageText="|&lt;&lt; " LastPageText=" &gt;&gt;|"
                NextPageText=" &gt; " PreviousPageText=" &lt; " />
            </Fields>
          </asp:DataPager>
        </LayoutTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
          <tr runat="server">
            <td>
              <asp:LinkButton ID="EditButton" runat="Server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
            </td>
            <td>
              <asp:Label ID="FirstNameLabel" runat="Server" Text='<%#Eval("FirstName") %>' />
            </td>
            <td valign="top">
              <asp:Label ID="LastNameLabel" runat="Server" Text='<%#Eval("LastName") %>' />
            </td>
          </tr>
        </ItemTemplate>
        <EditItemTemplate>
          <tr style="background-color: #ADD8E6">
            <td>
              <asp:LinkButton ID="UpdateButton" runat="server" CommandName="Update" Text="Update" />&nbsp;
              <asp:LinkButton ID="CancelButton" runat="server" CommandName="Cancel" Text="Cancel" />
            </td>
            <td>
              <asp:TextBox ID="FirstNameTextBox" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("FirstName") %>' 
                MaxLength="50" /><br />
            </td>
            <td>
              <asp:TextBox ID="LastNameTextBox" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("LastName") %>' 
                MaxLength="50" /><br />
            </td>
          </tr>
        </EditItemTemplate>
      </asp:ListView>

      <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects      -->
      <!-- to the AdventureWorks sample database. Use an ASP.NET    -->
      <!-- expression to retrieve the connection string value       -->
      <!-- from the Web.config file.                                -->
      <asp:SqlDataSource ID="ContactsDataSource" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AdventureWorks_DataConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT [ContactID], [FirstName], [LastName] FROM Person.Contact"
        UpdateCommand="UPDATE Person.Contact
                       SET FirstName = @FirstName, LastName = @LastName
                       WHERE ContactID = @ContactID">
      </asp:SqlDataSource>

    </form>
  </body>
</html>

<%@ Page language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html  >
  <head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ListView Templates Example</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>ListView Templates Example</h3>

      <asp:ListView ID="ContactsListView" 
        DataSourceID="ContactsDataSource" 
        DataKeyNames="ContactID"
        runat="server">
        <LayoutTemplate>
          <table cellpadding="2" width="640px" border="1" runat="server" id="tblProducts">
            <tr runat="server">
              <th runat="server">Action</th>
              <th runat="server">First Name</th>
              <th runat="server">Last Name</th>
            </tr>
            <tr runat="server" id="itemPlaceholder" />
          </table>
          <asp:DataPager runat="server" ID="ContactsDataPager" PageSize="12">
            <Fields>
              <asp:NextPreviousPagerField ShowFirstPageButton="true" ShowLastPageButton="true"
                FirstPageText="|&lt;&lt; " LastPageText=" &gt;&gt;|"
                NextPageText=" &gt; " PreviousPageText=" &lt; " />
            </Fields>
          </asp:DataPager>
        </LayoutTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
          <tr runat="server">
            <td>
              <asp:LinkButton ID="EditButton" runat="Server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
            </td>
            <td>
              <asp:Label ID="FirstNameLabel" runat="Server" Text='<%#Eval("FirstName") %>' />
            </td>
            <td valign="top">
              <asp:Label ID="LastNameLabel" runat="Server" Text='<%#Eval("LastName") %>' />
            </td>
          </tr>
        </ItemTemplate>
        <EditItemTemplate>
          <tr style="background-color: #ADD8E6">
            <td>
              <asp:LinkButton ID="UpdateButton" runat="server" CommandName="Update" Text="Update" />&nbsp;
              <asp:LinkButton ID="CancelButton" runat="server" CommandName="Cancel" Text="Cancel" />
            </td>
            <td>
              <asp:TextBox ID="FirstNameTextBox" runat="server" Text='<%#Bind("FirstName") %>' 
                MaxLength="50" /><br />
            </td>
            <td>
              <asp:TextBox ID="LastNameTextBox" runat="server" Text='<%#Bind("LastName") %>' 
                MaxLength="50" /><br />
            </td>
          </tr>
        </EditItemTemplate>
      </asp:ListView>

      <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects      -->
      <!-- to the AdventureWorks sample database. Use an ASP.NET    -->
      <!-- expression to retrieve the connection string value       -->
      <!-- from the Web.config file.                                -->
      <asp:SqlDataSource ID="ContactsDataSource" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AdventureWorks_DataConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT [ContactID], [FirstName], [LastName] FROM Person.Contact"
        UpdateCommand="UPDATE Person.Contact
                       SET FirstName = @FirstName, LastName = @LastName
                       WHERE ContactID = @ContactID">
      </asp:SqlDataSource>

    </form>
  </body>
</html>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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.

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