Block DataPager With
ASP.NET 3.5 brought us some really cool controls like the ListView control and the DataPager control. My biggest gripe though is that the DataPager doesn't use a block level element to encapsulate it. It uses a <span> element instead. So is using the DataPager a forgone loss? No way! All we have to do is play the inheritance game and we can override that goofy choice of a <span>.
Fire up a new Class Library project and create a new class. Make sure to add references to the following namespaces:
- System.Web
- System.Web.Extensions
- System.Web.Mobile
- System.Web.Services
Since we don't want to have to reinvent all the things that a DataPager does, we can just inherit all its attributes and behaviors. Now, all we have to do is add the following method:
That's it! Now save the class and create a new web application. Add a reference to the newly created class library, create a new page, and add the following directive to the top:
<%@ Register Namespace="WhatEverTheNamespaceIs" Assembly="WhatEverTheAssemblyNameIs" TagPrefix="Prefix"@%>
Now, you should be able to add
ASP.NET 3.5 brought us some really cool controls like the ListView control and the DataPager control. My biggest gripe though is that the DataPager doesn't use a block level element to encapsulate it. It uses a <span> element instead. So is using the DataPager a forgone loss? No way! All we have to do is play the inheritance game and we can override that goofy choice of a <span>.
Fire up a new Class Library project and create a new class. Make sure to add references to the following namespaces:
- System.Web
- System.Web.Extensions
- System.Web.Mobile
- System.Web.Services
Since we don't want to have to reinvent all the things that a DataPager does, we can just inherit all its attributes and behaviors. Now, all we have to do is add the following method:
That's it! Now save the class and create a new web application. Add a reference to the newly created class library, create a new page, and add the following directive to the top:
<%@ Register Namespace="WhatEverTheNamespaceIs" Assembly="WhatEverTheAssemblyNameIs" TagPrefix="Prefix"@%>
Now, you should be able to add