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Bind List of array of objects in ListView in ASP.NET

I am racking my brains to fix the problem. I have a method that returns List<Object[]>

.

Each object[]

in the List contains the following:

object[0]=Id;
object[1]=Name;

Now I'm looking for a way to bind this list to a ListView in a custom ItemTemplate

one that looks like this:

<asp:Label runat="server" ID="lblId"
    Text="Here want to do an Eval/Bind for object[0]"></asp:Label>

<asp:Label runat="server" ID="lblName"
    Text="Here want to do an Eval/Bind for object[1]"></asp:Label>

Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

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Your datasource is not capable of standard data binding. Convert it to a name value pair that will have a name and value for each element that will be bound. For example, the Dictionary <string, string> collection is compatible for this. And then just include the ListView:



<asp:Label runat="server" ID="lblId"
    Text='<%# Eval("Key") %>'></asp:Label>

<asp:Label runat="server" ID="lblName"
    Text='<%# Eval("Value") %>'></asp:Label>
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A list of arrays of objects is a poor choice for storing elements. You should consider using a class representing an element, or a dictionary as suggested by @Canavar. Then you can use the Eval method in a cleaner way.

However, it can be linked to your current setup, although the syntax is making my eyes bleed.



<asp:Label runat="server" ID="lblId"
    Text='<%# ((Object[])Container.DataItem)[0] %>' />
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="lblName"
    Text='<%# ((Object[])Container.DataItem)[1] %>' />
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