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James Lawruk
James Lawruk

Reputation: 31345

Any way to shorten or simplify the item template markup for a repeater control?

Is there a way to shorten the markup for this repeater? I am binding a DataTable to this repeater. It bothers me because ((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem) is repetitive and makes the markup less readable especially when you have more fields. I am using .Net 3.5 C# WebForms. MVC is not an option. Thanks.

<asp:Repeater ID="rDefinitions" runat="server">
    <ItemTemplate> 
       <h3><%#((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["Name"]%></h3>           
       <p>Definition:
            <%#((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["Definition"]%>
       </p>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 270

Answers (3)

Curtis White
Curtis White

Reputation: 6353

While this topic refers to .NET 3.5, .NET 4.5 now offers strong binding for Web Forms. MVC is not required. Set the ItemType field on the repeater and then use the form, Item.Data to reference fields.

Upvotes: 0

Wulfbane
Wulfbane

Reputation: 196

Why not use the simplified data binding statements introduced with ASP.NET 2.0?

Upvotes: 4

Brandon
Brandon

Reputation: 69993

You can import the System.Data namespace to leave off the System.Data part.

But as for the rest, I believe its necessary.

Upvotes: 1

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