ASP.Net Repeater dynamically using C# code

ASP.Net Repeater Databound Control can be generated dynamically using C# code. You can render the data items in dynamically generated Repeater Control. ASP.Net Panel Control can be used to add Repeater Control dynamically inside it as a child control. Method of database connectivity and Databinding using DataSource object of Repeater Control is same as we discussed in the previous article about ASP.Net Repeater Control Databinding using DataSource. While creating a dynamic Repeater control, you also have to generate its ItemTemplate, SeparatorTemplate and HeaderTemplate dynamically to display the data items retrieved from the database. In C# code behind use the DataSource object to bind the data with dynamic Repeater Control and add it as a child control of ASP.Net Panel to render all stuff on the web page.

HTML Code to Generate ASP.Net Repeater Control Dynamically

<asp:Panel ID="Panel1" runat="server">
</asp:Panel>

Only ASP.Net Panel control is required. 

C# Code to Generate ASP.Net Repeater Control Dynamically

// Repeater Control Databinding using Datasource
Repeater Repeater1 = new Repeater();
Repeater1.DataSource = myDataSet;
Repeater1.DataBind();

foreach (RepeaterItem repeatItem in Repeater1.Items)
{
    // if condition to add HeaderTemplate Dynamically only Once
    if (repeatItem.ItemIndex == 0)
    {
        RepeaterItem headerItem = new RepeaterItem(repeatItem.ItemIndex, ListItemType.Header);
        HtmlGenericControl hTag = new HtmlGenericControl("h4");
        hTag.InnerHtml = "Employee Names";
        repeatItem.Controls.Add(hTag);
    }

    // Add ItemTemplate DataItems Dynamically
    RepeaterItem repeaterItem = new RepeaterItem(repeatItem.ItemIndex, ListItemType.Item);
    Label lbl = new Label();
    lbl.Text = string.Format("{0} {1} <br />", myDataSet.Tables[0].Rows[ repeatItem.ItemIndex ][ "FirstName" ], myDataSet.Tables[0].Rows[ repeatItem.ItemIndex ][ "LastName" ]);
    repeatItem.Controls.Add(lbl);

    // Add SeparatorTemplate Dynamically
    repeaterItem = new RepeaterItem(repeatItem.ItemIndex, ListItemType.Separator);
    LiteralControl ltrlHR = new LiteralControl();
    ltrlHR.Text = "<hr />";
    repeatItem.Controls.Add(ltrlHR);
}

// Add Repeater Control as Child Control
// of Panel Control
Panel1.Controls.Add(Repeater1);

You can see the SQL Connection, SQL Data Adapter, SQL Command and Dataset code and output (same output but different HTML source code) in the previous article: ASP.Net Repeater control Databinding using DataSource.

Continue to next tutorial: ASP.Net Repeater Nested Using C# to learn how to display the related data items in the nested Repeater control placed inside the ItemTemplate of another Repeater control.