ObjectList.AutoGenerateFields Property
Definition
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Specifies whether fields must be automatically generated from data. When enabled, each public property of the data becomes a field of the control. The default value is true. This API is obsolete. For information about how to develop ASP.NET mobile applications, see Mobile Apps & Sites with ASP.NET.
public:
property bool AutoGenerateFields { bool get(); void set(bool value); };[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(false)]
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)]
public bool AutoGenerateFields { get; set; }[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(false)>]
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)>]
member this.AutoGenerateFields : bool with get, setPublic Property AutoGenerateFields As BooleanProperty Value
true if the fields are automatically generated from data; otherwise, false.
- Attributes
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the AutoGenerateFields property to statically associate the fields with their collection in the Details view of an ObjectList control.
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, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Code Model.
<%@ Page Language="C#"
Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="mobile"
Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls"
Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>
<script runat="server">
public void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
// Create and fill the array.
ArrayList arr = new ArrayList();
arr.Add(new Task("Tomorrow's work", "Yes"));
arr.Add(new Task("Today's work", "Yes"));
arr.Add(new Task("Next week's work", "No"));
// Associate the array to List1.
List1.DataSource = arr;
// Turn off automatic field generation
// because fields were built by hand
List1.AutoGenerateFields = false;
List1.DataBind();
}
}
private class Task
{
private string _TaskName;
private string _Editable;
public Task(string TaskName, string Editable)
{
_TaskName = TaskName;
_Editable = Editable;
}
public string TaskName
{ get { return _TaskName; } }
public string Editable
{ get { return _Editable; } }
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<body>
<mobile:Form runat="server" id="Form1">
<mobile:ObjectList runat="server" id="List1" >
<!-- Build the fields -->
<Field Name="Task Name" DataField="TaskName"
Title="Name of Task" />
<Field Name="Editable?" DataField="Editable"
Title="Is Editable?" />
</mobile:ObjectList>
</mobile:Form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB"
Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="mobile"
Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls"
Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>
<script runat="server">
Public Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
If Not IsPostBack Then
' Create and fill the array.
Dim arr As New ArrayList()
arr.Add(New Task("Tomorrow's work", "Yes"))
arr.Add(New Task("Today's work", "Yes"))
arr.Add(New Task("Next week's work", "No"))
' Associate the array to List1.
List1.DataSource = arr
' Turn off automatic field generation
' because fields were built by hand
List1.AutoGenerateFields = False
List1.DataBind()
End If
End Sub
Private Class Task
Private _TaskName As String
Private _Editable As String
Public Sub New(ByVal TaskName As String, ByVal Editable As String)
_TaskName = TaskName
_Editable = Editable
End Sub
Public ReadOnly Property TaskName() As String
Get
Return _TaskName
End Get
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property Editable() As String
Get
Return _Editable
End Get
End Property
End Class
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<body>
<mobile:Form runat="server" id="Form1">
<mobile:ObjectList runat="server" id="List1" >
<!-- Build the fields -->
<Field Name="Task Name" DataField="TaskName"
Title="Name of Task" />
<Field Name="Editable?" DataField="Editable"
Title="Is Editable?" />
</mobile:ObjectList>
</mobile:Form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
When true, the object list handles the fields order in the ObjectListFieldCollection collection. When false, you must specify the order of the fields and set the DataItem property to bind to a data source.
