ListControl.AppendDataBoundItems Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

AppendDataBoundItems Property

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

ListControl..::.AppendDataBoundItems Property

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether list items are cleared before data binding.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ThemeableAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable Property AppendDataBoundItems As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ListControl
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.AppendDataBoundItems

instance.AppendDataBoundItems = value

[ThemeableAttribute(false)]
public virtual bool AppendDataBoundItems { get; set; }

Visual C++

[ThemeableAttribute(false)]
public:
virtual property bool AppendDataBoundItems {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

/** @property */
/** @attribute ThemeableAttribute(false) */
public boolean get_AppendDataBoundItems()
/** @property */
/** @attribute ThemeableAttribute(false) */
public  void set_AppendDataBoundItems(boolean value)

JScript

public function get AppendDataBoundItems () : boolean
public function set AppendDataBoundItems (value : boolean)

ASP.NET

<asp:ListControl AppendDataBoundItems="True|False" />

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean

true if list items are not cleared before data binding; otherwise, false, if the items collection is cleared before data binding is performed. The default is false.

Remarks

The AppendDataBoundItems property allows you to add items to the ListControl object before data binding occurs. After data binding, the items collection contains both the items from the data source and the previously added items.

The value of this property is stored in view state.

This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins Overview.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to include both data-bound items and items that are not data-bound in a ListBox control. In the Load event for the Page, one item is added to the Items collection and the AppendDataBoundItems property is set to true. Then, the ListBox control is bound to a DataTable control. The resulting ListBox control contains both the data-bound items and the item that was added individually.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

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

    Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        Dim dr As DataRow

        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("DateTimeValue", GetType(DateTime)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("BoolValue", GetType(Boolean)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CurrencyValue", GetType(Double)))

        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To 8
            dr = dt.NewRow()

            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = "Item " + i.ToString()
            dr(2) = DateTime.Now
            If (i Mod 2) <> 0 Then
                dr(3) = True
            Else
                dr(3) = False
            End If
            dr(4) = 1.23 *(i + 1)

            dt.Rows.Add(dr)
        Next i

        Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
        Return dv
    End Function

    Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
         If Not IsPostBack Then
             RadioButtonList1.Items.Add("Non-databound item.")
             RadioButtonList1.AppendDataBoundItems = True
             RadioButtonList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
             RadioButtonList1.DataTextField = "StringValue"
             RadioButtonList1.DataValueField = "CurrencyValue"
             RadioButtonList1.DataBind()
         End If
    End Sub

    Sub Index_Changed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)        
        Label1.Text = "You selected " & RadioButtonList1.SelectedItem.Text & _
            " with a value of : " & RadioButtonList1.SelectedItem.Value & "."
    End Sub

 </script>

 <head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

       <asp:RadioButtonList id="RadioButtonList1" 
            OnSelectedIndexChanged="Index_Changed"
            AutoPostBack="true"
            runat="server"/>

       <br />

       <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>

    </form>

 </body>
 </html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html  >
 <script language="c#" runat="server">

    ICollection CreateDataSource() {
       DataTable dt = new DataTable();
       DataRow dr;

       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DateTimeValue", typeof(DateTime)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("BoolValue", typeof(bool)));
       dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(double)));

       for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
          dr = dt.NewRow();

          dr[0] = i;
          dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
          dr[2] = DateTime.Now;
          dr[3] = (i % 2 != 0) ? true : false;
          dr[4] = 1.23 * (i+1);

          dt.Rows.Add(dr);
       }

       DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
       return dv;
    }

    void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) {
       if (!IsPostBack) {
          RadioButtonList1.Items.Add("Non-databound item.");
          RadioButtonList1.AppendDataBoundItems = true;
          RadioButtonList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
          RadioButtonList1.DataTextField="StringValue";
          RadioButtonList1.DataValueField="CurrencyValue";
          RadioButtonList1.DataBind();
       }
    }

    void Index_Changed(Object sender, EventArgs e) {

       Label1.Text = "You selected " + RadioButtonList1.SelectedItem.Text +
                     " with a value of $" + RadioButtonList1.SelectedItem.Value +
                     ".";

    }

 </script>

 <head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

       <asp:RadioButtonList id="RadioButtonList1" 
            OnSelectedIndexChanged="Index_Changed"
            AutoPostBack="true"
            runat="server"/>

       <br />

       <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>

    </form>

 </body>
 </html>

JScript

<%@ Page Language="JScript" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

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

    function CreateDataSource() : ICollection{
        var dt : DataTable = new DataTable()
        var dr : DataRow

        dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", System.Int32))
        dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", System.String))
        dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DateTimeValue", System.DateTime))
        dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("BoolValue", System.Boolean))
        dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", System.Double))

        var i : int
        for( i = 0; i < 9; i++){
            dr = dt.NewRow()

            dr("IntegerValue") = i
            dr("StringValue") = "Item " + i.ToString()
            dr("DateTimeValue") = DateTime.Now
            dr("BoolValue") = ((i % 2) != 0) ? true : false
            dr("CurrencyValue") = 1.23 *(i + 1)

            dt.Rows.Add(dr)
        }

        var dv : DataView = new DataView(dt)
        return dv
    }

    function Page_Load(sender : Object, e : EventArgs){
        if(!IsPostBack){
            RadioButtonList1.Items.Add("Non-databound item.")
            RadioButtonList1.AppendDataBoundItems = true
            RadioButtonList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
            RadioButtonList1.DataTextField = "StringValue"
            RadioButtonList1.DataValueField = "CurrencyValue"
            RadioButtonList1.DataBind()
        }
    }

    function Index_Changed(sender : Object, e : EventArgs){
        Label1.Text = "You selected " + RadioButtonList1.SelectedItem.Text
                    + " with a value of : " + RadioButtonList1.SelectedItem.Value + "."
    }

 </script>

 <head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

       <asp:RadioButtonList id="RadioButtonList1" 
            OnSelectedIndexChanged="Index_Changed"
            AutoPostBack="true"
            runat="server"/>

       <br />

       <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>

    </form>

 </body>
 </html>

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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