Chapter 10Displaying Content Using Data Lists
Similar to the Repeater control, the
DataList control allows you to bind and customize the
presentation of database data. The fundamental difference is that while the
Repeater requires building the template from scratch
(allowing you to customize the generated HTML output in any way you like), the
DataList control automatically generates a
single-column HTML table for you, like the one shown below:
<table> <tr> <td> <p>Employee ID: 1</p> <p>Name: Zak Ruvalcaba</p> <p>Username: zak</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Employee ID: 2</p> <p>Name: Jessica Ruvalcaba</p> <p>Username: jessica</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Employee ID: 3</p> <p>Name: Ted Lindsey</p> <p>Username: ted</p> </td> </tr> … </table> ...
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