In this article I will explain with example, how to bind Repeater control using Entity Framework in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
 
 
Database
Here I am making use of Microsoft’s Northwind Database. You can download it from here.
Download and install Northwind Database
 
 
Configuring and connecting Entity Framework to database
First, you need to configure and connect Entity Framework to database.
Note: For more details on how to configure and connect Entity Framework to database, please refer my article Configure Entity Framework Step By Step in ASP.Net.
 
 
HTML Markup
The following HTML Markup consists of an ASP.Net Repeater control.
The Repeater control has the following templates:-
HeaderTemplate – The content of this template will not be repeated and will be placed in the top most position i.e. head section of the Repeater control.
ItemTemplate – The content of this template will be repeated for each record present in its DataSource.
AlternatingItemTemplate – AlternatingItemTemplate is used for adding alternate items. It is used along with ItemTemplate, generally for displaying a different design for alternating items.
SeparatorTemplate - This template is used to add a separator between two items of the Repeater control.
FooterTemplate – The content of this template will not be repeated and will be placed in the bottom most position i.e. footer section of the Repeater control.
<asp:Repeater ID="rptCustomers" runat="server">
    <HeaderTemplate>
        <table cellspacing="0" rules="all" border="1">
            <tr>
                <th scope="col" style="width: 80px">Customer Id</th>
                <th scope="col" style="width: 120px">Customer Name</th>
                <th scope="col" style="width: 100px">Country</th>
            </tr>
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <asp:Label ID="lblCustomerId" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("CustomerId") %>' />
            </td>
            <td>
                <asp:Label ID="lblContactName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("ContactName") %>' />
            </td>
            <td>
                <asp:Label ID="lblCountry" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Country") %>' />
            </td>
        </tr>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <FooterTemplate>
        </table>
    </FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
 
 
Populating Repeater control in ASP.Net
Inside the Page Load event handler, the Top 10 records from the Customers table is fetched using Entity Framework and assigned to the DataSource property of the Repeater control.
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        using (NorthwindEntities entities = new NorthwindEntities())
        {
            rptCustomers.DataSource = (from customer in entities.Customers.Take(10)
                                       select customer).ToList();
            rptCustomers.DataBind();
        }
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
        Using entities As NorthwindEntities = New NorthwindEntities ()
            rptCustomers.DataSource = (From customer In entities.Customers.Take(10) Select customer).ToList()
            rptCustomers.DataBind()
        End Using
    End If
End Sub
 
 
Screenshot
Bind Repeater using Entity Framework in ASP.Net
 
 
Demo
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