Hi tex,
please refer below code.
Database
For this example I have used of Northwind database that you can download using the link given below.
Download Northwind database
HTML
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
<style type="text/css">
.tooltip {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: 3;
display: none;
background-color: #FB66AA;
color: White;
padding: 5px;
font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;
}
td {
cursor: pointer;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Repeater ID="rptCustomers" runat="server">
<HeaderTemplate>
<table cellspacing="0" rules="all" border="1">
<tr>
<th scope="col">Customer Name</th>
</tr>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="lblCompanyName" ToolTip='<%#Eval("CompanyName", "Company Name: {0}") %>' runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("ContactName") %>'></asp:Label>
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
</table>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</div>
</form>
</body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.simpletip/1.3.1/jquery.simpletip-1.3.1.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$('[id*=rptCustomers] tr').each(function () {
var toolTip = $(this).attr("title");
$(this).find("td").each(function () {
$(this).simpletip({
content: toolTip
});
});
$(this).removeAttr("title");
});
});
</script>
</html>
NameSpaces
C#
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
VB.Net
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
Code
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!this.IsPostBack)
{
this.BindRepeater();
}
}
private void BindRepeater()
{
string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
{
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT TOP 5 ContactName, CompanyName FROM Customers", con))
{
using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd))
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
sda.Fill(dt);
rptCustomers.DataSource = dt;
rptCustomers.DataBind();
}
}
}
}
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
Me.BindRepeater()
End If
End Sub
Private Sub BindRepeater()
Dim constr As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
Using con As New SqlConnection(constr)
Using cmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT TOP 5 ContactName, CompanyName FROM Customers", con)
Using sda As New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
Dim dt As New DataTable()
sda.Fill(dt)
rptCustomers.DataSource = dt
rptCustomers.DataBind()
End Using
End Using
End Using
End Sub
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