Expand and collapse detail editing

[Brady Kelly]

I have a Repeater control that hosts simple User List rows of system users.
Each row has an Edit icon, which the user clicks to open a User Details edit
page. I have been told to remove the separate details page, and create a
detail edit section that expands or collapses on demand, without leaving the
base User List page. How do I go about this?



My first idea is to include an edit control on the item template of the
Repeater, and simply use styling to hide the edit control until the edit
icon is clicked. Then I set the display to a visible, and the edit control
handles all the edit functionality itself. Is this the correct approach,
how could I improve on this, and what pitfalls await me?


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[Shawn Wildermuth (MVP)]

You might want to look at the ASP.NET AJAX Accordian Control. It might fit
just right.

Thanks,

Shawn Wildermuth
http://adoguy.com
http://wildermuthconsulting.com
Microsoft MVP (C#), MCSD.NET, Author and Speaker

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Subject: [DOTNET-WEB] Expand and collapse detail editing

I have a Repeater control that hosts simple User List rows of system users.
Each row has an Edit icon, which the user clicks to open a User Details edit
page. I have been told to remove the separate details page, and create a
detail edit section that expands or collapses on demand, without leaving the
base User List page. How do I go about this?



My first idea is to include an edit control on the item template of the
Repeater, and simply use styling to hide the edit control until the edit
icon is clicked. Then I set the display to a visible, and the edit control
handles all the edit functionality itself. Is this the correct approach,
how could I improve on this, and what pitfalls await me?


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[Efran Cobisi]

Hi Brady,

If your editing requirements encompass complex logic that couldn't
easily avoid postbacks, I would recommend replacing the Repeater with
something else, like the DataList control. In fact, while the former
does not automatically persist any information about its children
collection structure, the latter does it, allowing for complex editing
scenarios where postbacks are required.

HTH

--
Efran Cobisi
http://www.cobisi.com

Post by Brady Kelly
I have a Repeater control that hosts simple User List rows of system users.
Each row has an Edit icon, which the user clicks to open a User Details edit
page. I have been told to remove the separate details page, and create a
detail edit section that expands or collapses on demand, without leaving the
base User List page. How do I go about this?
My first idea is to include an edit control on the item template of the
Repeater, and simply use styling to hide the edit control until the edit
icon is clicked. Then I set the display to a visible, and the edit control
handles all the edit functionality itself. Is this the correct approach,
how could I improve on this, and what pitfalls await me?
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[Brady Kelly]

Efran, thanks for the pointer, I am already looking at the DataList for
future requirements, but the moment I require no actual postbacks for
editing. All my persistence is through home-brewed Ajax calls, with the
page class only performing the initial population of controls.

Post by Shawn Wildermuth (MVP)
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From: Discussion of building .NET applications targeted for the Web
Sent: 07 November 2007 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [DOTNET-WEB] Expand and collapse detail editing
Hi Brady,
If your editing requirements encompass complex logic that couldn't
easily avoid postbacks, I would recommend replacing the Repeater with
something else, like the DataList control. In fact, while the former
does not automatically persist any information about its children
collection structure, the latter does it, allowing for complex editing
scenarios where postbacks are required.
HTH
--
Efran Cobisi
http://www.cobisi.com

Post by Brady Kelly
I have a Repeater control that hosts simple User List rows of system

users.

Post by Brady Kelly
Each row has an Edit icon, which the user clicks to open a User

Details edit

Post by Brady Kelly
page. I have been told to remove the separate details page, and

create a

Post by Brady Kelly
detail edit section that expands or collapses on demand, without

leaving the

Post by Brady Kelly
base User List page. How do I go about this?
My first idea is to include an edit control on the item template of

the

Post by Brady Kelly
Repeater, and simply use styling to hide the edit control until the

edit

Post by Brady Kelly
icon is clicked. Then I set the display to a visible, and the edit

control

Post by Brady Kelly
handles all the edit functionality itself. Is this the correct

approach,

Post by Brady Kelly
how could I improve on this, and what pitfalls await me?
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