VB.NET Repeater Simple data binding without a data source

Question

I have a form that should be a relay on a web page. I have a number parameter that tells me how many additional client details to add. On this page, I have a repeater control that needs to repeat elements a certain number of times. For each element there is a set of input fields that require an id attached to it. All I need to bind is a number for each additional input field, i.e. <% #id %> . I don’t know how to set up a simple data binding without a specific data source, but just build one in a loop.

 <asp:Repeater ID="myRepeater" runat="server"> <HeaderTemplate> <div class="AdditionalRowTitle"> <div class="AdditionalCellTitle">Title</div> <div class="AdditionalCellFirstName">First Name</div> <div class="AdditionalCellLastName">Last Name</div> <div class="AdditionalCellDOB">DOB</div> <div class="AdditionalCellRelationship">Relationship</div> </div> </HeaderTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <div class="AdditionalRow"> <div class="AdditionalInputTitle"> <asp:DropDownList ID="AdTitle" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="" Text=""/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Miss" Text="Miss"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Ms" Text="Ms"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Mrs" Text="Mrs"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Mr" Text="Mr"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Other" Text="Other"/> </asp:DropDownList> </div> <div class="AdditionalInputFirstName"> <asp:TextBox ID="AdFirstName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> </div> <div class="AdditionalInputLastName"> <asp:TextBox ID="AdLastName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> </div> <div class="AdditionalInputDOB"> <asp:DropDownList ID="AdDOBDay" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="" Text=""/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="1" Text="1"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="2" Text="2"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="3" Text="3"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="4" Text="4"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="5" Text="5"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="6" Text="6"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="7" Text="7"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="8" Text="8"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="9" Text="9"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="10" Text="10"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="11" Text="11"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="12" Text="12"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="13" Text="13"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="14" Text="14"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="15" Text="15"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="16" Text="16"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="17" Text="17"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="18" Text="18"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="19" Text="19"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="20" Text="20"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="21" Text="21"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="22" Text="22"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="23" Text="23"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="24" Text="24"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="25" Text="25"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="26" Text="26"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="27" Text="27"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="28" Text="28"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="29" Text="29"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="30" Text="30"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="31" Text="31"/> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:DropDownList ID="AdDOBMonth" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="" Text=""/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="1" Text="January"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="2" Text="Febuary"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="3" Text="March"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="4" Text="April"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="5" Text="May"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="6" Text="June"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="7" Text="July"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="8" Text="August"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="9" Text="September"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="10" Text="October"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="11" Text="November"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="12" Text="December"/> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:DropDownList ID="AdDOBYear" runat="server"> </asp:DropDownList> <ajaxToolkit:CascadingDropDown ID="CascadingDropDown2" Category="AdDOBYear" LoadingText="" ServicePath="TravelWebService.asmx" ServiceMethod="GetYears" PromptText="" TargetControlID="AdDOBYear" runat="server"> </ajaxToolkit:CascadingDropDown> </div> <div class="AdditionalInputRelationship"> <asp:DropDownList ID="AdRelationship" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="" Text=""/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Partner" Text="Partner"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Child" Text="Child"/> <asp:ListItem Selected="False" Value="Unrelated" Text="Unrelated"/> </asp:DropDownList> </div> </div> </ItemTemplate> </asp:Repeater> 

Answer 1

Here you can repeat the points. In the page load event, add the following:

 Dim repeatTimes() As Integer = New Integer(){1, 2, 3} myRepeater.DataSource = repeatTimes myRepeater.DataBind() 

Repeater elements will be repeated by the number of elements in the array. In this case, there are 3 elements. The actual contents of the array does not matter, just the number of elements.

EDIT: I don't know VB.NET very well, but I think this should work

 Sub Page_Load() Dim NumberToRepeat As Integer ''*Should come from the parameter If Not Page.IsPostBack Then Dim repeatTimes(NumberToRepeat) As Integer myRepeater.DataSource = repeatTimes myRepeater.DataBind() End If End Sub