DataList.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter) Method
Definition
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Renders the list items in the DataList control.
protected:
override void RenderContents(System::Web::UI::HtmlTextWriter ^ writer);
protected public:
override void RenderContents(System::Web::UI::HtmlTextWriter ^ writer);
protected override void RenderContents (System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);
protected internal override void RenderContents (System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);
override this.RenderContents : System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter -> unit
Protected Overrides Sub RenderContents (writer As HtmlTextWriter)
Protected Friend Overrides Sub RenderContents (writer As HtmlTextWriter)
Parameters
- writer
- HtmlTextWriter
A HtmlTextWriter that represents the output stream to render HTML content on the client.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to override the RenderContents method in a custom server control so that some text precedes the DataList object.
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Custom DataList - RenderContents - C# Example</title>
<script runat="server">
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Create sample data for the DataList control.
System.Data.DataTable dt = new System.Data.DataTable();
System.Data.DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add(new System.Data.DataColumn("Column1", typeof(String)));
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = "Hello";
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = "DataList";
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = "World";
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
// Show the DataTable values in the DataList.
DataList1.DataSource = dt;
DataList1.DataBind();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<h3>Custom DataList - RenderContents - C# Example</h3>
<aspSample:CustomDataListRenderContents id="DataList1" runat="server"
BorderColor="#999999" BorderStyle="None" BackColor="White" CellPadding="3"
GridLines="Vertical" BorderWidth="1px" Width="100px">
<HeaderStyle Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" BackColor="#000084" />
<HeaderTemplate>
<asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server">Column1</asp:Label>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemStyle ForeColor="Black" BackColor="#EEEEEE" />
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label id="Label2" runat="server"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Column1") %></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
<AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#DCDCDC" />
<AlternatingItemTemplate>
<asp:Label id="Label3" runat="server"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Column1") %></asp:Label>
</AlternatingItemTemplate>
</aspSample:CustomDataListRenderContents>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB" %>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Custom DataList - RenderContents - VB.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<h3>Custom DataList - RenderContents - VB.NET Example</h3>
<aspSample:CustomDataListRenderContents id="DataList1" runat="server" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
using System.Web;
using System.Security.Permissions;
namespace Samples.AspNet
{
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class CustomDataListRenderContents : System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList
{
protected override void RenderContents(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
// Place some text before the DataList.
writer.Write("Here is some text from the RenderContent method.<br>");
// Call the base RenderContents method.
base.RenderContents(writer);
}
}
}
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CustomDataListRenderContents
Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList
Protected Overrides Sub RenderContents(ByVal writer As System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter)
' Place some text before the DataList.
writer.Write("Here is some text from the RenderContent method.<br>")
' Call the base RenderContents method.
MyBase.RenderContents(writer)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Remarks
The RenderContents method is used primarily by control developers, when deriving a custom control from the DataList control.
The RenderContents method renders the inner content of the DataList control, including the contained DataListItem controls.