How can I create a custom Repeater that displays Header, Footer based on properties?

Question

I want to create a Repeater that displays the header/footer based on properties, only if the DataSource is empty.

public class Repeater : System.Web         


        

Answer 1

If you want to do this with just a repeater you can do this:

    
    
        
            HEADER STUFF
        
    
    
        ITEM STUFF
    
    
        
            FOOTER STUFF
        
    

and then in your code behind

    protected void ShowHideHeaderFooter(object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
    {
        if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Header && theDataSource.Count == 0 && !ShowHeaderOnEmpty)
        {
            e.Item.FindControl("PlaceHolderHeader").Visible = false;
        }
        ...
    }