DataPager

The DataPager component provides paging functionality for data-bound controls. It displays navigation UI (page numbers, Previous/Next buttons, First/Last buttons) to navigate through large data sets.

Original Microsoft implementation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.web.ui.webcontrols.datapager?view=netframework-4.8

Features Supported in Blazor

• TotalRowCount - Total number of items in the data source
• PageSize - Number of items per page (default: 10)
• PageIndex - Current page (zero-based)
• PageButtonCount - Number of numeric page buttons to show (default: 5)
• Mode - PagerButtons enum (Numeric, NextPrevious, NextPreviousFirstLast, NumericFirstLast)
• Custom button text - FirstPageText, PreviousPageText, NextPageText, LastPageText
• Events - OnPageIndexChanging (cancellable), OnPageIndexChanged
• StartRowIndex / MaximumRows - Properties for data slicing

Blazor Notes

Unlike Web Forms, which links DataPager to ListView via PagedControlID, the Blazor implementation uses two-way binding. You manage the page index in your component and pass it to both the DataPager and your data query.

The DataPager provides StartRowIndex and MaximumRows properties that you can use to slice your data:

var pagedData = allData.Skip(dataPager.StartRowIndex).Take(dataPager.MaximumRows);

Web Forms Features NOT Supported

• PagedControlID - Not supported; use two-way binding instead
• Fields collection - Not supported; use Mode property for common layouts
• QueryStringField - Not supported; implement URL-based paging separately

Web Forms Declarative Syntax

<asp:DataPager
    ID="DataPager1"
    PagedControlID="ListView1"
    PageSize="10"
    QueryStringField="page"
    runat="server">
    <Fields>
        <asp:NextPreviousPagerField
            ButtonType="Link"
            FirstPageText="First"
            LastPageText="Last"
            NextPageText="Next"
            PreviousPageText="Previous"
            ShowFirstPageButton="true"
            ShowLastPageButton="true"
            ShowNextPageButton="true"
            ShowPreviousPageButton="true" />
        <asp:NumericPagerField
            ButtonCount="5"
            ButtonType="Link" />
    </Fields>
</asp:DataPager>

Blazor Syntax

<DataPager
    TotalRowCount="@TotalItems"
    PageSize="10"
    @bind-PageIndex="CurrentPage"
    Mode="PagerButtons.NumericFirstLast"
    FirstPageText="First"
    LastPageText="Last"
    PageButtonCount="5" />

Usage Notes

1. Manage state externally - The DataPager doesn't fetch data; you handle paging logic
2. Use @bind-PageIndex - For two-way binding of the current page
3. Subscribe to events - Use OnPageIndexChanging to cancel navigation or OnPageIndexChanged for side effects
4. Slice your data - Use Skip() and Take() based on StartRowIndex and MaximumRows

Examples

Basic Usage with ListView

@* Data paging with ListView *@
<ListView TItem="Product" DataSource="@PagedProducts">
    <ItemTemplate Context="product">
        <div>@product.Name - @product.Price.ToString("C")</div>
    </ItemTemplate>
</ListView>

<DataPager 
    TotalRowCount="@AllProducts.Count" 
    PageSize="10" 
    @bind-PageIndex="CurrentPage" />

@code {
    private List<Product> AllProducts = GetAllProducts();
    private int CurrentPage = 0;

    private IEnumerable<Product> PagedProducts => 
        AllProducts.Skip(CurrentPage * 10).Take(10);
}

Next/Previous Navigation

@* Simple Previous/Next buttons *@
<DataPager 
    TotalRowCount="100" 
    PageSize="10" 
    @bind-PageIndex="PageIndex"
    Mode="PagerButtons.NextPrevious" />

Full Navigation with Numbers

@* All navigation options *@
<DataPager 
    TotalRowCount="@Data.Count" 
    PageSize="20" 
    @bind-PageIndex="PageIndex"
    Mode="PagerButtons.NumericFirstLast"
    PageButtonCount="7"
    FirstPageText="<<"
    PreviousPageText="<"
    NextPageText=">"
    LastPageText=">>" />

Handling Page Changes

<DataPager 
    TotalRowCount="@TotalCount" 
    PageSize="10" 
    @bind-PageIndex="PageIndex"
    OnPageIndexChanging="HandlePageChanging"
    OnPageIndexChanged="HandlePageChanged" />

@code {
    private async Task HandlePageChanging(PageChangedEventArgs args)
    {
        // Cancel if there are unsaved changes
        if (HasUnsavedChanges)
        {
            args.Cancel = true;
            ShowWarning("Please save your changes first.");
        }
    }

    private async Task HandlePageChanged(PageChangedEventArgs args)
    {
        // Log or track page navigation
        await LogPageView(args.NewPageIndex);
    }
}

Custom Styling

<DataPager 
    TotalRowCount="100" 
    PageSize="10" 
    @bind-PageIndex="PageIndex"
    CssClass="pagination"
    Mode="PagerButtons.Numeric" />

<style>
    .pagination a { 
        padding: 5px 10px; 
        margin: 0 2px; 
        border: 1px solid #ccc; 
    }
    .pagination .aspNetCurrentPage { 
        font-weight: bold; 
        background: #007bff; 
        color: white; 
        padding: 5px 10px; 
    }
    .pagination .aspNetDisabled { 
        color: #ccc; 
        pointer-events: none; 
    }
</style>

See Also

• ListView
• GridView
• Repeater