I have a DataList with a RepeatColumns property that has a value of 3.
However, when the number of items is not divisible by 3, I have blank cells
at the end of the list, which makes the DataList look somewhat ugly. Is
there a way to avoid this? Thanks.

I also use an AlternatingItemTemplate with a different BackColor property
than my ItemTemplate. However, depending on the number of items my DataList
might end up looking like a checkerboard if the first itemtype in each
column is different. Is there some way to "reset" the itemtype for each
column? I would rather not need to set the BackColor manually for each item
using the ItemDataBound event. Thanks.
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Don't use AlternatingItemTemplate. Rather use PreRender event to loop
through the items and set their BackColor depending on the item position in
the row.

Eliyahu

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> I have a DataList with a RepeatColumns property that has a value of 3.
> However, when the number of items is not divisible by 3, I have blank
cells
> at the end of the list, which makes the DataList look somewhat ugly. Is
> there a way to avoid this? Thanks.
>
> I also use an AlternatingItemTemplate with a different BackColor property
> than my ItemTemplate. However, depending on the number of items my
DataList
> might end up looking like a checkerboard if the first itemtype in each
> column is different. Is there some way to "reset" the itemtype for each
> column? I would rather not need to set the BackColor manually for each
item
> using the ItemDataBound event. Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> (E-Mail Removed)
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>
>