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ListControl.DataSource Property

System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace   ListControl Class


Sets or retrieves the data source that populates the items of the list control.

Syntax


Inline <asp:ListControl datasource = enumerable ... >
Script ListControl.DataSource [ = enumerable ]

Property Value


enumerable An IEnumerable collection that contains the data to bind to the control.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Remarks

Use this property to specify a source of data to populate a list control.

NOTE: The data source must be an object that implements the System.Collections.IEnumerable interface, such as a DataView, an ArrayList, or a Hashtable.

Once you've specified the data source to bind to the control, you can then specify which fields from the data source to bind to the ListItem.Text and ListItem.Value properties of each item in the control by setting the DataTextField and DataValueField properties, respectively.

See Also

ListControl Members   DataMember   DataTextField   DataValueField Skip Navigation Links




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