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ObjectList.AutoGenerateFields Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.MobileControls
Assembly:
System.Web.Mobile.dll

Specifies whether fields must be automatically generated from data. When enabled, each public property of the data becomes a field of the control. The default value is true. This API is obsolete. For information about how to develop ASP.NET mobile applications, see Mobile Apps & Sites with ASP.NET.

public:
 property bool AutoGenerateFields { bool get(); void set(bool value); };
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(false)]
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)]
public bool AutoGenerateFields { get; set; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(false)>]
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)>]
member this.AutoGenerateFields : bool with get, set
Public Property AutoGenerateFields As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the fields are automatically generated from data; otherwise, false.

Attributes
BindableAttribute BrowsableAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the AutoGenerateFields property to statically associate the fields with their collection in the Details view of an ObjectList control.

Note

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, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Code Model.

<%@ Page Language="C#" 
    Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="mobile" 
    Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls" 
    Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<script runat="server">
    public void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            // Create and fill the array.
            ArrayList arr = new ArrayList();
            arr.Add(new Task("Tomorrow's work", "Yes"));
            arr.Add(new Task("Today's work", "Yes"));
            arr.Add(new Task("Next week's work", "No"));

            // Associate the array to List1.
            List1.DataSource = arr;

            // Turn off automatic field generation
            // because fields were built by hand
            List1.AutoGenerateFields = false;
            List1.DataBind();
        }
    }

    private class Task
    {
        private string _TaskName;
        private string _Editable;
        public Task(string TaskName, string Editable)
        {
            _TaskName = TaskName;
            _Editable = Editable;
        }
        public string TaskName
        { get { return _TaskName; } }
        public string Editable
        { get { return _Editable; } }
    }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<body>
    <mobile:Form runat="server" id="Form1">
        <mobile:ObjectList runat="server" id="List1" >
            <!-- Build the fields -->
            <Field Name="Task Name" DataField="TaskName" 
                Title="Name of Task" />
            <Field Name="Editable?" DataField="Editable" 
                Title="Is Editable?" />
        </mobile:ObjectList>
    </mobile:Form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" 
    Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="mobile" 
    Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls" 
    Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<script runat="server">
    Public Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            ' Create and fill the array.
            Dim arr As New ArrayList()
            arr.Add(New Task("Tomorrow's work", "Yes"))
            arr.Add(New Task("Today's work", "Yes"))
            arr.Add(New Task("Next week's work", "No"))

            ' Associate the array to List1.
            List1.DataSource = arr

            ' Turn off automatic field generation
            ' because fields were built by hand
            List1.AutoGenerateFields = False
            List1.DataBind()
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Class Task
        Private _TaskName As String
        Private _Editable As String
        Public Sub New(ByVal TaskName As String, ByVal Editable As String)
            _TaskName = TaskName
            _Editable = Editable
        End Sub
        Public ReadOnly Property TaskName() As String
            Get
                Return _TaskName
            End Get
        End Property
        Public ReadOnly Property Editable() As String
            Get
                Return _Editable
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<body>
    <mobile:Form runat="server" id="Form1">
        <mobile:ObjectList runat="server" id="List1" >
            <!-- Build the fields -->
            <Field Name="Task Name" DataField="TaskName" 
                Title="Name of Task" />
            <Field Name="Editable?" DataField="Editable" 
                Title="Is Editable?" />
        </mobile:ObjectList>
    </mobile:Form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

When true, the object list handles the fields order in the ObjectListFieldCollection collection. When false, you must specify the order of the fields and set the DataItem property to bind to a data source.

Applies to

See also