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Repeater Control in ASP.Net: Part 3

Introduction

In Part 2 article of this series, we have discussed how to use Templates with Repeater Control but now in this part we will discuss how to handle Repeater Control events.

Repeater Control Events

Repeater control supports the following events mostly:

  • DataBinding: It is raised when the Repeater control is bound to its data source.
     
  • ItemCommand: It is raised when a control contained in the Repeater control raises an event.
  • ItemCreated: It is raised when each Repeater item is created.
     
  • ItemDataBound: It is raised when each Repeater item is bound.

The page given below illustrates how we can use the DataBinding, ItemCommand, and ItemDataBound events. This page uses a Repeater control to update, delete, and insert database records.

Repeater3.gif

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
    ' The name of the primary key column
    Dim DataKeyName As String = "Id"

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Stores the primary keys in ViewState
    ''' </summary>
    ReadOnly Property Keys() As Hashtable
        Get
            If IsNothing(ViewState("Keys")) Then
                ViewState("Keys") = New Hashtable()
            End If
            Return CType(ViewState("Keys"), Hashtable)
        End Get
    End Property

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Build the primary key collection
    ''' </summary>
    Protected Sub rptMovies_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RepeaterItemEventArgs)
        If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
            Keys.Add(e.Item.ItemIndex, DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "Id"))
        End If
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Clear the primary keys when Repeater is rebound
    ''' to its data source
    ''' </summary>
    Protected Sub rptMovies_DataBinding(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Keys.Clear()
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' When you click the Update,Insert, or Delete
    ''' button, this method executes
    ''' </summary>
    Protected Sub rptMovies_ItemCommand(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As RepeaterCommandEventArgs)
        Select Case e.CommandName
            Case "Update"
                UpdateMovie(e)
                Exit Sub
            Case "Insert"
                InsertMovie(e)
                Exit Sub
            Case "Delete"
                DeleteMovie(e)
                Exit Sub
        End Select
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Update a movie record
    ''' </summary>
    Private Sub UpdateMovie(ByVal e As RepeaterCommandEventArgs)
        ' Get the form fields
        Dim txtTitle As TextBox = CType(e.Item.FindControl("txtTitle"), TextBox)
        Dim txtDirector As TextBox = CType(e.Item.FindControl("txtDirector"), TextBox)
        Dim chkInTheaters As CheckBox = CType(e.Item.FindControl("chkInTheaters"), CheckBox)

        ' Set the DataSource parameters
        SqlDataSource1.UpdateParameters("Id").DefaultValue = Keys(e.Item.ItemIndex).ToString()
        SqlDataSource1.UpdateParameters("Title").DefaultValue = txtTitle.Text
        SqlDataSource1.UpdateParameters("Director").DefaultValue = txtDirector.Text
        SqlDataSource1.UpdateParameters("InTheaters").DefaultValue = chkInTheaters.Checked.ToString()

        ' Fire the UpdateCommand
        SqlDataSource1.Update()
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Insert a movie record
    ''' </summary>
    Private Sub InsertMovie(ByVal e As RepeaterCommandEventArgs)
        ' Get the form fields
        Dim txtTitle As TextBox = CType(e.Item.FindControl("txtTitle"), TextBox)
        Dim txtDirector As TextBox = CType(e.Item.FindControl("txtDirector"), TextBox)
        Dim chkInTheaters As CheckBox = CType(e.Item.FindControl("chkInTheaters"), CheckBox)

        ' Set the DataSource parameters
        SqlDataSource1.InsertParameters("Title").DefaultValue = txtTitle.Text
        SqlDataSource1.InsertParameters("Director").DefaultValue = txtDirector.Text
        SqlDataSource1.InsertParameters("InTheaters").DefaultValue = chkInTheaters.Checked.ToString()

        ' Fire the InsertCommand
        SqlDataSource1.Insert()
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Delete a movie record
    ''' </summary>
    Private Sub DeleteMovie(ByVal e As RepeaterCommandEventArgs)
        ' Set the DataSource parameters
        SqlDataSource1.DeleteParameters("Id").DefaultValue = Keys(e.Item.ItemIndex).ToString()

        ' Fire the DeleteCommand
        SqlDataSource1.Delete()
    End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">

<style type="text/css">
    html
    {
        background-color:silver;
    }
    .content
    {
        width:600px;
        height:400px;
        padding:10px;
        border:solid 1px black;
        background-color:white;
    }
    a
    {
        color:red;
    }
    table
    {
        background:green;
        border:1em none red;
    }
    </style>

    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div class="content">
    <h1>MOVIE LIST OF THE YEAR</h1>
        <asp:Repeater
        id="rptMovies"
        DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1"
        OnItemCommand="rptMovies_ItemCommand"
        OnItemDataBound="rptMovies_ItemDataBound"
        OnDataBinding="rptMovies_DataBinding"
        Runat="server">

        <HeaderTemplate>
        <table>
        <tr>
            <th>Title</th>
            <th>Director</th>
            <th>In Theaters</th>
        </tr>
        </HeaderTemplate>
        <ItemTemplate>
        <tr>
            <td>
            <asp:TextBox
                id="txtTitle"
                Text='<%#Eval("Title")%>'
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
            <td>
            <asp:TextBox
                id="txtDirector"
                Text='<%#Eval("Director")%>'
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
            <td>
            <asp:CheckBox
                id="chkInTheaters"
                Checked='<%#Eval("InTheaters")%>'
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
            <td>
            <asp:LinkButton
                id="lnkUpdate"
                CommandName="Update"
                Text="Update"
                Runat="server" />
            &nbsp;||||||&nbsp;
            <asp:LinkButton
                id="lnkDelete"
                CommandName="Delete"
                Text="Delete"
                OnClientClick="return confirm('Are you sure want to delete?');"
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
        </tr>
        </ItemTemplate>
        <FooterTemplate>
        <tr>
            <td>
            <asp:TextBox
                id="txtTitle"
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
            <td>
            <asp:TextBox
                id="txtDirector"
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
            <td>
            <asp:CheckBox
                id="chkInTheaters"
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
            <td>
            <asp:LinkButton
                id="lnkInsert"
                CommandName="Insert"
                Text="Insert"
                Runat="server" />
            </td>
        </tr>
        </table>
        </FooterTemplate>
    </asp:Repeater>
    </div>

    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:DatabaseConnectionString1 %>"
        ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:DatabaseConnectionString1.ProviderName %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT Id,Title,Director,InTheaters
            FROM Movie"
        UpdateCommand="UPDATE Movie SET Title=@Title,
            Director=@Director,InTheaters=@InTheaters
            WHERE Id=@Id"
        InsertCommand="INSERT Movie (Title,Director,InTheaters)
            VALUES (@Title,@Director,@InTheaters)"
        DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM Movie WHERE Id=@Id">
        <UpdateParameters>
            <asp:Parameter Name="Id" />
            <asp:Parameter Name="Title" />
            <asp:Parameter Name="Director" />
            <asp:Parameter Name="InTheaters" />
        </UpdateParameters>
        <InsertParameters>
            <asp:Parameter Name="Title" />
            <asp:Parameter Name="Director" />
            <asp:Parameter Name="InTheaters" />
        </InsertParameters>
        <DeleteParameters>
            <asp:Parameter Name="Id" />
        </DeleteParameters>
    </asp:SqlDataSource>

    </form>
</body>
</html>

Note: This is last part of this article series. Please do read all parts of this articles series for complete understanding.

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