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DataListItem::ItemType Property

Gets the type of the item represented by the DataListItem object in the DataList control.

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

public:
virtual property ListItemType ItemType {
	ListItemType get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls::ListItemType
One of the ListItemType values.

Use the ItemType property to determine the type of the item represented by the DataListItem object. The following table lists the various item types.

Item Type

Description

Header

The heading section of the DataList control.

Footer

The footer section of the DataList control.

Item

An item in the DataList control.

AlternatingItem

An alternating item in the DataList control.

SelectedItem

The selected item in the DataList control.

EditItem

The item selected for editing in the DataList control.

Separator

A separator between the items of the DataList control.

Pager

The page selection section of the DataList control.

The following example demonstrates how to use the ItemType property to determine the item type of the item represented by the DataListItem object. The order that items are created in the DataList control is displayed along with the item type.

NoteNote:

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.

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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