Re: Width Problem with Dynamically Created Repeater Row

The columns don't have to vary in width. A column will have the same width in every row, so I thought setting the width for a column in the <thead> might set the width for all columns, but still not.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of building .NET applications targeted for the Web
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad Wilson
> Sent: 28 April 2007 20:07 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [DOTNET-WEB] Width Problem with Dynamically Created
> Repeater Row
> 
> HTML tables don't support columns with varying width row cells in them.
> 
> You have a couple choices:
> 
> 1. Each row is a table unto itself (things stop lining up)
> 2. Don't use tables at all; use explicit positions/size and/or floating.
> 
> On 4/28/07, Brady Kelly <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > I have an HTML table construct where I dynamically create each row
> (tr)
> > for
> > a Repeater in the ItemDataBound event.  My problem is that with some
> data
> > sources, with many columns, my resulting HTML table is too wide.  In
> my
> > ItemDataBound event I iterate my column definitions and create one
> > HtmlTableCell for each column, and it's here I would like to set the
> width
> > of that column to something narrow than what it defaults to.  However,
> > setting width on the HtmlTableCell has no apparent effect.  How should
> I
> > go
> > about this?
> >
> >
> >
> >         private void rptUsers_ItemDataBound(object sender,
> > RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
> >
> >         {
> >
> >             HtmlTableRow gridRow = new HtmlTableRow();
> >
> >             TaskType dataRow = e.Item.DataItem as TaskType;
> >
> >
> >
> >             gridRow = taskTypeGrid.BuildHtmlTableRow(dataRow);
> >
> >             ((Repeater)sender).Controls.Add(gridRow);
> >
> >         }
> >
> >
> >
> >         public HtmlTableRow BuildHtmlTableRow(EntityBase dataRow)
> >
> >         {
> >
> >             HtmlTableRow gridRow = new HtmlTableRow();
> >
> >             foreach (GridColumnBase col in columns)
> >
> >             {
> >
> >                 HtmlTableCell gridCell = new HtmlTableCell();
> >
> >                 object dataValue = dataRow[col.BoundField];
> >
> >
> >
> >                 gridCell.Width = "50px";
> >
> >                 gridCell = col.BuildHtmlTableCell(dataValue);
> >
> >                 gridRow.Controls.Add(gridCell);
> >
> >             }
> >
> >             return gridRow;
> >
> >         }
> >
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