MVC 3 - Generating Html for forum
Code:
<html>
<head>
<title> Forum Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<table class="common-tbl cat" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th><h4><a href="">Category</a></h4></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>
I have made the above code which will suffice for my main page of the simple forum I am making. I need to customize this code based on the information I have in the database. Say for example I have 3 forums with the parent the category which would look like this:
Code:
<html>
<head>
<title> Forum Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<table class="common-tbl cat" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th><h4><a href="">Category</a></h4></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>
So say I query my database table and count the 3 forums that are linked to that category. How would I make this dynamic? And ideas are appreciated. I have a few of my own which I will attempt now.
Re: MVC 3 - Generating Html for forum
There are several methods, however the one I prefer is using a DataRepeater..
so your code here
Code:
<table class="common-tbl cat" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th><h4><a href="">Category</a></h4></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><h4><a href="" title=""></a>Forum Title</h4>Description</td>
<td><a href="" title="">RE: Last Post</a><br />
by <a href="" title="">Member Name</a><br />DateTime</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Is repeated for each of the forums/ catalogs/ topics...
Replace that piece with the repeater like this
Code:
<asp:Repeater ID="RepForum" runat="server" OnItemCommand="RepForum_ItemCommand">
<HeaderTemplate>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate >
<tr>
<td><asp:HyperLink ID="Lnkforum" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container, "dataItem.url")%>'><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container, "dataItem.subject")%></asp:HyperLink>
</td>
<td><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container, "dataItem.Last_post")%> <asp:LinkButton ID="BtnUser" runat="server" Visible='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container, "dataItem.VlastPost")%>'
CommandArgument='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container, "dataItem.Last_Post_Author_ID")%>' CommandName="BtnUser">By <%#DataBinder.Eval(Container, "dataItem.Last_post_Author")%><br />
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
You can then query the info from a database and attach the Data Object to the Repeater and it will Dynamically Add more rows as there is more data..
Re: MVC 3 - Generating Html for forum
Thanks for the response Ill try this out
