DataList Paging in ASP.NET ,DataList Paging in ASP.NET C#

DataList Paging in ASP.NET

In this tutorial i will explain you how to do paging on ASP.NET DATALIST component.Here i am using SQL Server as Backend.By Default Paging is not a part of DataList.You have to Implement your own function for it.When we want to add a paging feature to a DataList or Repeater control, then there is not an AllowPaging property. We used PagedDataSource to add a paging feature in DataList or Repeater controls. This is very useful info and might help you in your projects.

Design View:-

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    <table width="900px" align="center">
    <tr>
    <td>
    <asp:DataList ID="DataList1" runat="server">
    <HeaderTemplate>
    <table width="900px">
    <tr style="background-color:Blue;height:30px;color:White;font-size:14px">
    <td width="150px">Ename</td>
    <td width="150px">Basic</td>
    <td width="150px">Dept No.</td>
    <td width="150px">Job</td>
    <td width="150px">Communication</td>
    </tr> 
    </table>
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
    <table width="900px">
    <tr>
    <td width="150px"><%# Eval("ename")%></td>
    <td width="150px"><%# Eval("basic")%></td>
    <td width="150px"><%# Eval("deptno")%></td>
    <td width="150px"><%# Eval("job")%></td>
    <td width="150px"><%# Eval("comm")%></td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </ItemTemplate>
    </asp:DataList>
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>
    <table id="tblPaging" runat="server">
    <tr>
    <td style="padding-right: 7px" valign="top">
    <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkbtnPrevious" runat="server" OnClick="lnkbtnPrevious_Click">Previous</asp:LinkButton>
    </td>
    <td valign="top">
    <asp:DataList ID="dlPaging" runat="server" OnItemCommand="dlPaging_ItemCommand" OnItemDataBound="dlPaging_ItemDataBound"
    RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
    <ItemTemplate>
    <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkbtnPaging" runat="server" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("PageIndex") %>'
    CommandName="lnkbtnPaging" Text='<%# Eval("PageText") %>'></asp:LinkButton>
    </ItemTemplate>
    </asp:DataList>
    </td>
    <td style="padding-left: 7px" valign="top">
    <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkbtnNext" runat="server" OnClick="lnkbtnNext_Click">Next</asp:LinkButton>
    </td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Code View:-

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    PagedDataSource pds = new PagedDataSource();
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        bindDataList();

    }

    protected void lnkbtnPrevious_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        CurrentPage -= 1;
        bindDataList();
    }
    protected void lnkbtnNext_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        CurrentPage += 1;
        bindDataList();
    }
    protected void dlPaging_ItemCommand(object source, DataListCommandEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.CommandName.Equals("lnkbtnPaging"))
        {
            CurrentPage = Convert.ToInt16(e.CommandArgument.ToString());
            bindDataList();
        }
    }
    protected void dlPaging_ItemDataBound(object sender, DataListItemEventArgs e)
    {
        LinkButton lnkbtnPage = (LinkButton)e.Item.FindControl("lnkbtnPaging");
        if (lnkbtnPage.CommandArgument.ToString() == CurrentPage.ToString())
        {
            lnkbtnPage.Enabled = false;
            lnkbtnPage.Font.Bold = true;
        }
    }

    public int CurrentPage
    {
        get
        {
            if (this.ViewState["CurrentPage"] == null)
                return 0;
            else
                return Convert.ToInt16(this.ViewState["CurrentPage"].ToString());
        }
        set
        {
            this.ViewState["CurrentPage"] = value;
        }
    }
    private void doPaging()
    {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add("PageIndex");
        dt.Columns.Add("PageText");
        for (int i = 0; i < pds.PageCount; i++)
        {
            DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = i + 1;
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
        }
        dlPaging.DataSource = dt;
        dlPaging.DataBind();
    }

    void bindDataList()
    {
        string connn = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["conn"].ConnectionString;
        SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(connn);
        con.Open();
        string str = "select empno,ename,basic,deptno,job,comm from emp";
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(str, con);
        SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
        DataSet ds = new DataSet();
        da.Fill(ds);
        DataList1.DataSource = ds;
        DataList1.DataBind();
        pds.DataSource = ds.Tables[0].DefaultView;
        pds.AllowPaging = true;
      //to set the paging change the number 3 to your desired value
        pds.PageSize = 3;
        pds.CurrentPageIndex = CurrentPage;
        lnkbtnNext.Enabled = !pds.IsLastPage;
        lnkbtnPrevious.Enabled = !pds.IsFirstPage;
        DataList1.DataSource = pds;
        DataList1.DataBind();
        doPaging();
        con.Close();
    }
}