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DataList.RepeatDirection Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets whether the DataList control displays vertically or horizontally.

C# 
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.RepeatDirection RepeatDirection { get; set; }
C# 
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.RepeatDirection RepeatDirection { get; set; }

Property Value

RepeatDirection

One of the RepeatDirection values. The default is Vertical.

Attributes
BindableAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The specified value is not one of the RepeatDirection values.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the RepeatDirection property to specify the direction in which the DataList control is displayed.

Note

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 Forms Page Code Model.

ASP.NET (C#) 

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<!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" >
   <script runat="server">
 
      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
      
         // Create sample data for the DataList control.
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         // Define the columns of the table.
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(String)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(double)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ImageValue", typeof(String)));
 
         // Populate the table with sample values.
         for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
 
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Description for item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
            dr[3] = "Image" + i.ToString() + ".jpg";
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }
 
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;
      }
 
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {

         // Load sample data only once, when the page is first loaded.
         if (!IsPostBack) 
         {
            ItemsList.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
            ItemsList.DataBind();
         }

      }
 
      void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
 
         // Set the repeat direction based on the selected value of the
         // DirectionList DropDownList control.
         ItemsList.RepeatDirection = 
             (RepeatDirection)DirectionList.SelectedIndex;

         // Set the repeat layout based on the selected value of the
         // LayoutList DropDownList control.
         ItemsList.RepeatLayout = (RepeatLayout)LayoutList.SelectedIndex;

         // Set the number of columns to display based on the selected
         // value of the ColumnsList DropDownList control.
         ItemsList.RepeatColumns = ColumnsList.SelectedIndex;

         // Show or hide the gridlines based on the value of the
         // ShowBorderCheckBox property. Note that gridlines are displayed
         // only if the RepeatLayout property is set to Table.
         if ((ShowBorderCheckBox.Checked) 
             && (ItemsList.RepeatLayout == RepeatLayout.Table)) 
         {
            ItemsList.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(1);
            ItemsList.GridLines = GridLines.Both;
         }    
         else  
         {
            ItemsList.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(0);
            ItemsList.GridLines = GridLines.None;
         }
    
      }    
 
   </script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>DataList Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>DataList Example</h3>
 
      <asp:DataList id="ItemsList"
           BorderColor="black"
           CellPadding="5"
           CellSpacing="5"
           RepeatDirection="Vertical"
           RepeatLayout="Table"
           RepeatColumns="0"
           BorderWidth="0"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="Gainsboro">
         </AlternatingItemStyle>

         <HeaderTemplate>

            List of items

         </HeaderTemplate>
               
         <ItemTemplate>

            Description: <br />
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>

            <br />

            Price: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CurrencyValue", "{0:c}") %>

            <br />

            <asp:Image id="ProductImage"
                 AlternatingText='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>'
                 ImageUrl='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ImageValue") %>'
                 runat="server"/>

         </ItemTemplate>
 
      </asp:DataList>
 
      <hr />

      <table cellpadding="5">

         <tr>

            <th>

               Repeat direction:

            </th>

            <th>

               Repeat layout:

            </th>

            <th>

               Repeat columns:

            </th>

            <th>

               <asp:CheckBox id="ShowBorderCheckBox"
                    Text="Show border"
                    Checked="False" 
                    runat="server" />

            </th>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:DropDownList id="DirectionList" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem>Horizontal</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True">Vertical</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:DropDownList>

            </td>

            <td>

               <asp:DropDownList id="LayoutList" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True">Table</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem>Flow</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:DropDownList>

            </td>

            <td>

               <asp:DropDownList id="ColumnsList" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True">0</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem>1</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem>2</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem>3</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem>4</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem>5</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:DropDownList>

            </td>

            <td>

                

            </td>


         </tr>

      </table>     
         
      <asp:LinkButton id="RefreshButton" 
           Text="Refresh DataList" 
           OnClick="Button_Click" 
           runat="server"/>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the RepeatDirection property to specify the display direction of the DataList control.

Note

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.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
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.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also