As the scale of web applications continues to increase, there is more and more data. Sometimes, too much data is displayed on one page at the same time, resulting in an unsightly page, which makes users feel bored and difficult to operate. Therefore, this article will introduce the use of the hidden area of the repeater control to achieve better data display effects.
There are many ways to prevent excessive data loading, such as using data paging, or using the master/detail method, which displays the main content of each piece of data first, and for detailed data, users only need to click The detail link is enough. This article will introduce another way to display data. It adopts the folding and hiding method. When the user needs to see the detailed description of each record, there is no need to open another link window, but directly below the original data record, the originally hidden data is displayed. Data details. In this way, the user's operation is convenient. Let’s take a look at its actual effect first (http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/demos/collapsibleRepeater.aspx). Next, let's see how to implement its effect in repeater.
To achieve the above effect, we must use client-side scripting technology to hide or display a certain area. After IE 4.x, this technology can be implemented. For example, the content within the
tag can also be displayed when the user moves the mouse to a specific area. The key point lies in its display and visibility CSS style properties. The following code shows how to use it. When the user clicks the HIDE CONTENT button, the originally displayed text will be hidden. When the user clicks show content, the original text will be displayed again.