Could you provide me with some code on how to add a Literal Control that will
span across the columns? I have the following code in my DataList
(dlstOwners) control's ItemDataBound event that does the compare, and it
works, but I don't understand how to go about adding the Literal Control:
Private Sub dlstOwners_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs) Handles
dlstOwners.ItemDataBound
If (e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item OrElse e.Item.ItemType =
ListItemType.AlternatingItem) Then
Dim sDiv As String = Convert.ToString((CType(e.Item.DataItem,
DataRowView)).Row.ItemArray(4).ToString())
' Compare it to the previous one
If sDiv <> msPrevDiv Then
' Add a new separator row spanning across the 4 columns that
will display the Division
' Store it in the holding variable
msPrevDiv = sDiv
End If
End If
End Sub
[quoted text, click to view] "PJ on Development" wrote:
> Hi, Tony
>
> What I use to do in such cases is more a hack than proper code, but
> I'd add on the ItemDataBound event check whenever the name of the
> league changes and add a Literal control to the DataListItem that
> would create the proper HTML to render the line.
>
> Although some try and err might be required to achieve the desired
> result.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paulo Santos
>
http://pjondevelopment.50webs.com >
> On Nov 20, 12:27 am, Tony_VBACoder
> <TonyVBACo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > With ASP.NET 2.0 VB.NET, how do I:
> >
> > I have a multi-column (4 columns) DataList control on my WebForm that
> > displays sports teams for our league. The data is grouped by Division Names
> > where there are 4 teams per Division. When the data is displayed on the Web
> > Page, it will be a 4x4 (4 columns by 4 rows) grid. What I need to be able to
> > do is, add a separator row whenever the Division Name changes and display
> > that Division name such that it spans across 4 columns.
> >
> > I have a stored procedure that sorts the data by Division name, so the data
> > is already coming in sorted by Division. All I need to be able to do is
> > detect when the Division name changes, and then add a new row to the DataList.
> >
> > I have done something similar using a GridView control and the "Protected
> > Overrides Sub Render(ByVal writer As HtmlTextWriter)" event, but I can't seem
> > to find any examples of how to do this with a DataList control.
>
