Customizing the Appearance of the DataList Control
We may customize the appearance of the DataList control by setting the style properties for the different parts of the control.
- AlternatingItemStyle: It specifies the style for alternating items in the DataList control.
- EditItemStyle: It defines the style for the item being edited in the DataList control.
- EditStyle: We use it to apply styles to an EditItemTemplate.
- FooterStyle: It specifies the style for the footer in the DataList control.
- HeaderStyle: It defines the style for the header in the DataList control.
- ItemStyle: It defines the style for the items in the DataList control.
- SelectedItemStyle: It represents the style for the selected item in the DataList control.
- SeparatorStyle: It specifies the style for the separator between the items in the DataList.
You can show or hide different control elements using the properties listed below:
- ShowFooter: Shows or hides the footer section of the DataList control.
- ShowHeader: Shows or hides the header section of the DataList control.
ASP.NET DataList Example
Here is an example of a working code of ASP.NET Datalist.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="DataListExample.aspx.cs"
Inherits="DataListExample.DataListExample" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<p>ASP.NET DataList Example of DataTable</p>
</div>
<asp:DataList ID="DataList1" runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="width: 200px; height: 100px;
border: dashed 2px #04b0ef; background-color: #fffffffa">
<tr>
<td>
<b>ID: </b><span class="idSpan"><%# Eval("ID") %></span><br />
<b>Name: </b><span class="nameSpan"><%# Eval("Name") %></span><br />
<b>Email: </b><span class="emailSpan"><%# Eval("Email")%></span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Code Behind:
// DataListExample.aspx.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
namespace DataListExample
{
public partial class DataListExample : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DataTable table = new DataTable();
table.Columns.Add("ID");
table.Columns.Add("Name");
table.Columns.Add("Email");
table.Rows.Add("420", "Charlie Chaplin", "Charlie@Chaplin.com");
DataList1.DataSource = table;
DataList1.DataBind();
}
}
}
Output:
FAQs
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What is ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is an open-source, server-side web development framework designed to produce dynamic web pages. Microsoft developed it to allow programmers to build active websites, applications, and services.
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What is ASP.NET in C#?
ASP.NET is a web-based application framework developed and marketed by Microsoft to let programmers build dynamic websites. It will enable you to use a full-featured programming language such as C# or VB.NET to build web applications quickly.
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What is the difference between ASP.NET and C#?
The difference between ASP.NET and C# is that ASP.NET is an open-source framework for web application development to create dynamic content over web pages. C# is an object-oriented, functional, generic, imperative, and component-based programming language.
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What is an ASP.NET DataList?
The ASP.NET DataList control is a lightweight server-side control that works as a container for data items. We use it to display data into a list structure to the web pages. It shows data from the data source that is either a DataTable or a table from a database.
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What are data list controls?
We use the ASP.NET DataList control to display a repeated list of items bound to the control. However, by default, the DataList control adds a table around the data items. The DataList control may be attached to a database table, an XML file, or another list of things.
Key Takeaways
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