ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Displaying Data in Multiple Columns

You can render the contents of a DataList control into a multicolumn table in which each data item occupies a separate table cell. Two properties modify the layout of the HTML table rendered by the DataList control:

• RepeatColumns— The number of columns to display.

• RepeatDirection— The direction to render the cells. Possible values are Horizontal and Vertical.

For example, the page in Listing 13.8 displays the contents of the Movies database table in a three-column layout (see Figure 13.6).

Figure 13.6. Displaying a multicolumn DataList.

Listing 13.8. MultiColumnDataList.aspx

The DataList control in ...