BulletedList.DisplayMode Property
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
public: virtual property BulletedListDisplayMode DisplayMode { BulletedListDisplayMode get (); void set (BulletedListDisplayMode value); }
/** @property */ public BulletedListDisplayMode get_DisplayMode () /** @property */ public void set_DisplayMode (BulletedListDisplayMode value)
public function get DisplayMode () : BulletedListDisplayMode public function set DisplayMode (value : BulletedListDisplayMode)
Property Value
One of the BulletedListDisplayMode values. The default is Text.Use the DisplayMode property to specify the display behavior to apply to the content of list items in a BulletedList control. The DisplayMode property is set using one of the BulletedListDisplayMode enumeration values. The following table lists the possible values.
| Value | Displayed as |
|---|---|
| Text | Text. |
| Hyperlinks. | |
| Link buttons. |
The HyperLink value allows you to display list content as hyperlinks. When clicked, a hyperlink navigates to a URL. Use the Value property to specify the URL that a hyperlink navigates to.
The LinkButton field allows you to display list content as links. Use the BulletedList.Click event to post back to the server when a link button is clicked.
The value of this property is stored in view state.
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| How to: Add BulletedList Web Server Controls to a Web Forms Page | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Add BulletedList Web Server Controls to a Web Forms Page | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Add BulletedList Web Server Controls to a Web Forms Page (Visual Studio) | Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio |
The following code example demonstrates how to create a BulletedList control and set the DisplayMode property. A ListBox control is populated with the BulletedListDisplayMode enumeration values. The format of the list item content changes based on the display mode that the user selects from the list box.
<%@ Page Language="VB" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> Sub Index_Changed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) ' Change the message displayed, based on ' the display mode selected from the list box. If DisplayModeListBox.SelectedIndex > -1 Then Message1.Text = "You chose: " & DisplayModeListBox.SelectedItem.Text End If ' Change the display mode, based on ' the mode selected from the list box. Select Case (DisplayModeListBox.SelectedIndex) Case 0 ItemsBulletedList.DisplayMode = BulletedListDisplayMode.Text Message2.Text = "" Case 1 ItemsBulletedList.DisplayMode = BulletedListDisplayMode.HyperLink ' Opens a new browser window to display the page linked to. ItemsBulletedList.Target = "_blank" Message2.Text = "" Case 2 ItemsBulletedList.DisplayMode = BulletedListDisplayMode.LinkButton Case Else Throw New Exception("You did not select a valid display mode.") End Select End Sub Sub ItemsBulletedList_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.BulletedListEventArgs) ' Change the message displayed, based on the index ' of the bulletedlist list item that was clicked. Select Case (e.Index) Case 0 Message2.Text = "You clicked list item 1." Case 1 Message2.Text = "You clicked list item 2." Case 2 Message2.Text = "You clicked list item 3." Case Else Throw New Exception("You did not click a valid list item.") End Select End Sub </script> </head> <body> <h3>DisplayMode Example</h3> <form ID="Form1" runat="server"> <h3>BulletedListDisplayMode Example</h3> <asp:BulletedList id="ItemsBulletedList" BulletStyle="Disc" DisplayMode="Text" OnClick="ItemsBulletedList_Click" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.cohowinery.com">Coho Winery</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.contoso.com">Contoso, Ltd.</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.tailspintoys.com">Tailspin Toys</asp:ListItem> </asp:BulletedList></P> <hr> <h4>Select from the list to change the display mode:</h4> <asp:ListBox id="DisplayModeListBox" Rows="1" SelectionMode="Single" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="Index_Changed" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem>Text</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem>Hyperlink</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem>LinkButton</asp:ListItem> </asp:ListBox> <asp:Label id="Message1" runat="server"/><br><br> <asp:Label id="Message2" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html>
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
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