how to get 5x5 grid in repeater control

Question

I want to use a repeater as a 5x5 grid. I have 25 records and I want to display them in 5 rows and 5 columns.

Answer 1

I agree with @brian chandley that the DataList control is an easy to use control. If you're prefer to use a casual table though, you could try the following - in the xml side:

<asp:Table ID="myTable" runat="server">

</asp:Table>

In some event in the code behind (presumably load or some click event)

    List<string> myEmployerList = yourFunctionToPopulateList();

    TableRow row = null;
    for(int j=0;j<myEmployerList.Count;j++)
    {
        if (j % 5 == 0) row = new TableRow();
        TableCell cell = new TableCell();
        cell.Text = myEmployerList[j];
        row.Cells.Add(cell);
        if (j % 5 == 4) myTable.Rows.Add(row);
    }

    if(j % 5 != 4) myTable.Rows.Add(row); // Catch uneven rows at the end