2009-09-09 Populate an ASP.NET view with data

2009-09-09 populate-an-aspnet-view-with-data

# Title: Populate an ASP.NET view with data
# Author: Mikael Lundin
# Link: http://blog.mikaellundin.name/2009/09/09/populate-an-aspnet-view-with-data.html

CmsPages.aspx

<asp:XmlDataSource runat="server" ID="CmsPages" DataFile="~/App_Data/cms.xml" />
<asp:Repeater runat="server" DataSourceID="CmsPages">
    <HeaderTemplate><ul></HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
        <li>
            <a href="<%# Eval("url") %>"><%# Eval("title") %></a>
        </li>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <FooterTemplate></ul></FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>

ColorsDropDownList.aspx.cs

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ColorsDropDownList.DataSource = new[] { "Blue", "Green", "Blue" };
    this.DataBind();
}

FlowersDropDownList.aspx

<asp:DropDownList runat="server" ID="FlowersDropDownList" DataSource="<%# GetFlowers() %>" OnLoad="DataBind" />
 
protected void DataBind(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ((Control)sender).DataBind();
}
 
protected string[] GetFlowers()
{
    return new[] { "Rose", "Lily", "Dragonflower" };
}

NamesDropDownList.aspx

<asp:DropDownList runat="server" ID="NamesDropDownList" OnLoad="Names_DataBind" />

protected void Names_DataBind(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var control = (BaseDataBoundControl)sender;
    control.DataSource = new[] { "James", "Joe", "Jimmy" };
    control.DataBind();
}