Question

I am using the AJAXToolkit Accordion control and dynamically adding panes to it based on a query of the database. For example:

Jane logs in and pulls up the page with the accordion on it. In the database she has five rows in the todo_list table. So, I need to dynamically generate five panes that contain the info. from the table…but if Joe logs in he may have only three rows, and Josh may have fifteen – so I can never know how many an individual will have beforehand.

So, I need some way to dynamically name the variables (or is there another way to do this). For example, here is some pseudo-code of what I’m trying to accomplish:

Dim i as integer
For each row in todo_list
   Dim ap + i as New AccordionPane
   Add some info from the row to the pane
Next

Answer 1

You don’t need to create new variable names. You can simply add the newly created AccordionPane object to another object (like a List)

EDIT: Seeing as how the AccoridonPane is a managed control, I would suggest using a PlaceHolder control to hold your Accordion control, dynamically add AccordionPanes to the Accordion control and then add the Accordion to the PlaceHolder:

Dim accordion as New AjaxControlToolkit.Accordion    

For each row in todo_list
    Dim ap as New AjaxControlToolkit.AccordionPane
    'Add the row data to the AccordionPane

    accordion.Panes.Add(ap)
Next

'placeHolder is the id of your PlaceHolder control on the page.
placeHolder.Controls.Add(accordion)