In this example, I will tell you how to bind RSS feeds to a Repeater using XMLDataSource in asp.net. XMLDataSource reads XML document to display XML data. When you bind XMLDataSource control with Repeater, let's start.
I have created a new ASP.NET application using Visual Studio 2010.Add new page with name Repeater-RSS.aspx.
Drag and drop Repeater and XMLDataSource controls from Toolbox as shown in figure.
Here's an example
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>How to bind RSS feeds to a Repeater using XmlDataSource in asp.net </title>
<style>
body
{
font-size: .70em;
font-family: "Helvetica Neue" , Verdana, sans-serif;
margin: 10px;
padding: 0px;
color: #696969;
background-color:#cccccc;
padding:20px;
}
a:link, a:visited
{
color: #034af3;
}
a:hover
{
color: #1d60ff;
text-decoration: none;
}
a:active
{
color: #034af3;
}
p
{
margin-bottom: 10px;
line-height: 1.6em;
}
table{ margin:0 auto; background-color:#fff; border:1px solid #555;};
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
{
font-size: 1.5em;
color: #666666;
font-variant: small-caps;
text-transform: none;
font-weight: 200;
margin-bottom: 0px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<p>
<h1>
How to bind RSS feeds to a Repeater using XmlDataSource in asp.net</h1>
</p>
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSourceID="XmlDataSource1">
<ItemTemplate>
<table border="0" width="90%">
<tr>
<td>
<b>
<h3>
<a href=" <%#XPath("link") %>" title="<%#XPath("title") %>">
<%#XPath("title") %></a>
</h3>
</b>
<%#XPath("description") %>
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
</table>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<asp:XmlDataSource ID="XmlDataSource1" runat="server" XPath="/rss/channel/item/."
DataFile="http://www.aspxtutorial.com/syndication.axd"></asp:XmlDataSource>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Output
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Repeater-RSS-rar.rar (1.30 kb)
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