DataGridItem.ItemType Property

Definition

Gets the type of the item represented by the DataGridItem object in the DataGrid control.

public:
 virtual property System::Web::UI::WebControls::ListItemType ItemType { System::Web::UI::WebControls::ListItemType get(); };
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListItemType ItemType { get; }
member this.ItemType : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListItemType
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ItemType As ListItemType

Property Value

One of the ListItemType values.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ItemType property to determine the type of an item in the DataGrid control. The order in which items are created in the DataGrid control is displayed along with the item type.

Note

The following code example uses the single-file code model and might not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code example must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see Handling and Raising Events.


<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" Debug="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 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script runat="server">
 
      ICollection CreateDataSource()
      {

         // Create sample data for the DataGrid control.
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         // Define the columns of the table.
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(String)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(Double)));
 
         // Populate the table with sample values.
         for (int i=0; i<=10; i++) 
         {

            dr = dt.NewRow();
 
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         
         }
 
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

         return dv;
      
      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      { 
 
         // Load sample data only once, when the page is first loaded.
         if (!IsPostBack)
         { 
         
            ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
            ItemsGrid.DataBind();
         
         }

      }
 
      void Item_Bound(Object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs e) 
      {
 
         // Use the ItemDataBound event to customize the DataGrid control. 
         // The ItemDataBound event allows you to access the data before 
         // the item is displayed in the control. In this example, the 
         // ItemDataBound event is used to format the items in the 
         // CurrencyColumn in currency format.
         if((e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item) || 
             (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem))
         {
 
            // Retrieve the text of the CurrencyColumn from the DataGridItem
            // and convert the value to a Double.
            Double Price = Convert.ToDouble(e.Item.Cells[2].Text);

            // Format the value as currency and redisplay it in the DataGrid.
            e.Item.Cells[2].Text = Price.ToString("c");
        
         }         
 
      }
 
</script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>DataGrid ItemDataBound Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>DataGrid ItemDataBound Example</h3>
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid" runat="server"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           CellPadding="3"
           ShowFooter="true"
           OnItemDataBound="Item_Bound">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <FooterStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
         </FooterStyle>
   
      </asp:DataGrid>

   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

<%@ 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 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script runat="server">
 
      Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection

         ' Create sample data for the DataGrid control.
         Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
         Dim dr As DataRow 
 
         ' Define the columns of the table.
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CurrencyValue", GetType(Double)))
 
         ' Populate the table with sample values.
         Dim i As Integer         

         For i=0 To 10 

            dr = dt.NewRow()
 
            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = "Item " & i.ToString()
            dr(2) = 1.23 * (i + 1)
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr)
         
         Next i
 
         Dim dv As DataView = New DataView(dt)

         return dv
      
      End Function
 
      Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
 
         ' Load sample data only once, when the page is first loaded.
         If Not IsPostBack Then
         
            ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
            ItemsGrid.DataBind()
         
         End If

      End Sub
 
      Sub Item_Bound(sender As Object, e As DataGridItemEventArgs) 
 
         ' Use the ItemDataBound event to customize the DataGrid control. 
         ' The ItemDataBound event allows you to access the data before 
         ' the item is displayed in the control. In this example, the 
         ' ItemDataBound event is used to format the items in the 
         ' CurrencyColumn in currency format.
         If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or _
             e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
 
            ' Retrieve the text of the CurrencyColumn from the DataGridItem
            ' and convert the value to a Double.
            Dim Price As Double = Convert.ToDouble(e.Item.Cells(2).Text)

            ' Format the value as currency and redisplay it in the DataGrid.
            e.Item.Cells(2).Text = Price.ToString("c")
        
         End If         
 
      End Sub
 
</script>
 
<head runat="server">
    <title>DataGrid ItemDataBound Example</title>
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>DataGrid ItemDataBound Example</h3>
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid" runat="server"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           CellPadding="3"
           ShowFooter="true"
           OnItemDataBound="Item_Bound">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <FooterStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
         </FooterStyle>
   
      </asp:DataGrid>

   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the ItemType property to determine the type of an item in the DataGrid control. The following table lists the various item types.

Item Type Description
Header The heading section of the DataGrid control.
Footer The footer section of the DataGrid control.
Item An item in the DataGrid control.
AlternatingItem An alternating item in the DataGrid control.
SelectedItem The selected item in the DataGrid control.
EditItem The item selected for editing in the DataGrid control.
Separator A separator between the items of the DataGrid control.
Pager The page selection section of the DataGrid control.

Applies to

See also