TemplateControl & ITemplate

[Magiaus]

I am making a Pagable Repeater Control becaus I just don't like the excel/access datagrid layout and I want to be able to page a custom view.

Here is what I have.

Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
 
<ParseChildren(True), _
ToolboxData("<{0}:CustomPager runat=server></{0}:CustomPager>")> _
Public Class CustomPager : Inherits TemplateControl
    Private Class RepeaterItem : Inherits Control : Implements INamingContainer
        Private _ItemIndex As Integer
        Private _DataItem As Object
 
        Public Sub New(ByVal ItemIndex As Integer, ByVal DataItem As Object)
            MyBase.New()
            _ItemIndex = ItemIndex
            _DataItem = DataItem
        End Sub
        Public ReadOnly Property DataItem() As Object
            Get
                Return _DataItem
            End Get
        End Property
        Public ReadOnly Property ItemIndex() As Integer
            Get
                Return _ItemIndex
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class
 
    Private _AlternatingItemTemplate As ITemplate = Nothing
    <TemplateContainer(GetType(RepeaterItem))> Public Property AlternatingItemTemplate() As ITemplate
        Get
            Return _AlternatingItemTemplate
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
            _AlternatingItemTemplate = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _ItemTemplate As ITemplate = Nothing
    <TemplateContainer(GetType(RepeaterItem))> Public Property ItemTemplate() As ITemplate
        Get
            Return _ItemTemplate
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
            _ItemTemplate = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _FooterTemplate As ITemplate = Nothing
    <TemplateContainer(GetType(RepeaterItem))> Public Property FooterTemplate() As ITemplate
        Get
            Return _FooterTemplate
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
            _FooterTemplate = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _HeaderTemplate As ITemplate = Nothing
    <TemplateContainer(GetType(RepeaterItem))> Public Property HeaderTemplate() As ITemplate
        Get
            Return _HeaderTemplate
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
            _HeaderTemplate = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private _DataSource As WebControls.BaseDataList = Nothing
    Public Property DataSource() As WebControls.BaseDataList
        Get
            Return _DataSource
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As WebControls.BaseDataList)
            _DataSource = Value
        End Set
    End Property
 
 
    Protected Overrides Sub AddParsedSubObject(ByVal obj As Object)
    End Sub
    Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
 
    End Sub
    Protected Overrides Sub OnDataBinding(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
 
    End Sub
 
End Class

What I am Curious about is when you use an <asp:Repeater> you get intell sense on <ItemTemplate> and so on and vs.net doesn't whine about tags being undefined. My class does not work like that and vs.net does whine. Does that mean my control won't work like a repeater?

I am just curious because I want to fix it know before I write all the loopy logic and data handling to draw out the templates. Is there one already because this is going to be allot of code for something that is already there.

Thanks for any insight, ideas and oh I wrote one alreadys.

[Magiaus]

Nobody has ever made a template control?

[Lord_Rat]

unfortunately, no.

[Magiaus]

I think you mean fortunatly.... it's slightly confusing. I mean if it was documented maybe it wouldn't be, but hey who needs more then one printed page or two of documetation anyway.