DataList.RepeatDirection Property
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
public: virtual property RepeatDirection RepeatDirection { RepeatDirection get (); void set (RepeatDirection value); }
/** @property */ public RepeatDirection get_RepeatDirection () /** @property */ public void set_RepeatDirection (RepeatDirection value)
public function get RepeatDirection () : RepeatDirection public function set RepeatDirection (value : RepeatDirection)
Property Value
One of the RepeatDirection values. The default is Vertical.Use the RepeatDirection property to specify the display direction of the DataList control.
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| The number of columns displayed is always determined by the RepeatColumns property. |
If this property is set to RepeatDirection.Vertical, the items in the list are displayed in columns loaded from top to bottom, then left to right, until all items are rendered. For example, if the RepeatColumns property is set to 3, the items in the DataList control are displayed in three columns, as in the following table.
| 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 |
If this property is set to RepeatDirection.Horizontal, the items in the list are displayed in rows loaded from left to right, then top to bottom, until all items are rendered. For example, if the RepeatColumns property is set to 3, the items of the DataList control are displayed in rows of three items each, as in the following table.
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Topic | Location |
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| How to: Specify Horizontal or Vertical Layout in DataList Web Server Controls | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Specify Horizontal or Vertical Layout in DataList Web Server Controls | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
The following code example demonstrates how to use the RepeatDirection property to specify the direction in which the DataList control is displayed.
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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. |
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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