ASP.NET - XML file

We can bind the XML file to the list control.

Example

XML RadiobuttonList

An XML file

There is an XML file named "countries.xml":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<countries>
<country>
  <text>China</text>
  <value>C</value>
</country>
<country>
  <text>Sweden</text>
  <value>S</value>
</country>
<country>
  <text>France</text>
  <value>F</value>
</country>
<country>
  <text>Italy</text>
  <value>I</value>
</country>
</countries>

Please view this file:countries.xml

Bind the DataSet to the List control

First, import the "System.Data" namespace. We need this namespace to work with the DataSet object. Include the following directive at the top of the .aspx page:

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

Next, create a DataSet for this XML file and load the XML file into the DataSet when the page is first loaded:

<script runat="server">
sub Page_Load
if Not Page.IsPostBack then
  dim mycountries=New DataSet
  mycountries.ReadXml(MapPath("countries.xml"))
end if
end sub

If you need to bind the DataSet to the RadioButtonList control, first create a RadioButtonList control in the .aspx page (without any asp:ListItem elements):

<html>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<asp:RadioButtonList id="rb" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Then add the script to build this XML DataSet:

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<script runat="server">
sub Page_Load
if Not Page.IsPostBack then
  dim mycountries=New DataSet
  mycountries.ReadXml(MapPath("countries.xml"))
  rb.DataSource=mycountries
  rb.DataValueField="value"
  rb.DataTextField="text"
  rb.DataBind()
end if
end sub
</script>
<html>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<asp:RadioButtonList id="rb" runat="server"
AutoPostBack="True" onSelectedIndexChanged="displayMessage" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Then, we add a subroutine that will be executed when the user clicks on an item in the RadioButtonList control. When the user clicks on a radio button, a text will appear in the label:

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<script runat="server">
sub Page_Load
if Not Page.IsPostBack then
  dim mycountries=New DataSet
  mycountries.ReadXml(MapPath("countries.xml"))
  rb.DataSource=mycountries
  rb.DataValueField="value"
  rb.DataTextField="text"
  rb.DataBind()
end if
end sub
sub displayMessage(s as Object,e As EventArgs)
lbl1.text="Your favorite country is: " & rb.SelectedItem.Text
end sub
</script>
<html>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<asp:RadioButtonList id="rb" runat="server"
AutoPostBack="True" onSelectedIndexChanged="displayMessage" />
<p><asp:label id="lbl1" runat="server" /></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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