Binding a List<string> to a Listview in asp.net 3.5

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How do I bind a List to a in ASP.NET 3.5

  <asp:ListView ID="lvDiagnosisCodes" runat="server">
            <LayoutTemplate>
                <ul>
                    <asp:PlaceHolder ID="itemPlaceholder" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
                </ul>
            </LayoutTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <li>
                    <%# Eval("Name") %>
                </li>
            </ItemTemplate>

        </asp:ListView>

I am not too sure what do use in the Eval part. Since this is a generic List of string , there is no column name.

Thanks in advance.

onof · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-12 19:55:28Z

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Don't use Eval. Bind it directly:

<%# Container.DataItem %>

answered Jul 12, 2010 at 19:55

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onof Over a year ago

weird, it works in my code. Are you sure the strings in the list are not empty?

Crab Bucket · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-07 09:26:27Z

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All you have to do is create an anonymous object and set it to the Datasource property of your Listview.

So if you have a list or an array of strings, do the following:

Dim myListOfStuff() As String = Manager.FetchMyStuff()

Me.lvDiagnosisCodes.DataSource = (From s In myListOfStuff Select New With {.Name = s}).ToArray
Me.lvDiagnosisCodes.DataSource.DataBind()

This way, you can use <%# Eval("Name") %> in the front end and bind to a "property"

edited Dec 7, 2012 at 9:26

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answered Jul 12, 2010 at 20:25

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