protected override int CreateChildControls(System.Collections.IEnumerable dataSource, bool dataBinding)
        {
            if (this.itemsArray != null)
            {
                this.itemsArray.Clear();
            }
            else
            {
                this.itemsArray = new ArrayList();
            }

            if (!dataBinding)
            {
                int dataItemCount = System.Convert.ToInt32(ViewState["_!ItemCount"]);
                dataSource = new Data.DummyDataSource(dataItemCount);
                this.itemsArray.Capacity = dataItemCount;
            }
            else if (dataSource == null)
            {
                return(0);
            }



            Panel leftSliding  = CreateLeftSliding();
            Panel rightSliding = CreateRightSliding();

            Unit width = Unit.Parse("0px");

            if (leftSliding.Width.Type == UnitType.Pixel && rightSliding.Width.Type == UnitType.Pixel)
            {
                if (this.Width.IsEmpty)
                {
                    width = Unit.Parse(DefaultWidth);
                    width = new Unit(width.Value - leftSliding.Width.Value - rightSliding.Width.Value, UnitType.Pixel);
                }
                else if (width.Type == UnitType.Pixel)
                {
                    width = new Unit(this.Width.Value - leftSliding.Width.Value - rightSliding.Width.Value, UnitType.Pixel);
                }
            }
            if (width.Value <= 0)
            {
                throw (new InvalidOperationException("Control, LeftSliding, and RightSliding styles must use the Pixel unit on its width"));
            }
            Panel centerPanel = CreateCenterPanel(width);

            Controls.Add(leftSliding);
            Controls.Add(centerPanel);
            Controls.Add(rightSliding);

            Panel content = new Panel();

            content.ID                = "container";
            content.Height            = Unit.Parse("100%");
            content.Style["position"] = "relative";
            content.Style["left"]     = "0px";


            centerPanel.Style["position"] = "relative";
            centerPanel.Controls.Add(content);



            //adding items to the centerpanel.
            int indice = 0;


            /*
             * Dim itens As New List(Of SlidingPanelItem)
             */

            foreach (object obj in dataSource)
            {
                ListItemType tipo = ListItemType.Item;
                if (indice % 2 != 0)
                {
                    tipo = ListItemType.AlternatingItem;
                }

                SlidingPanelItem item = new SlidingPanelItem(indice, tipo);
                itemsArray.Add(item);
                Style style = new Style();
                if (tipo == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
                {
                    if (this.AlternatingItemTemplate != null)
                    {
                        AlternatingItemTemplate.InstantiateIn(item);
                    }
                    else if (this.ItemTemplate != null)
                    {
                        ItemTemplate.InstantiateIn(item);
                    }

                    if ((AlternatingItemStyle != null) && !AlternatingItemStyle.IsEmpty)
                    {
                        style = AlternatingItemStyle;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        style = ItemStyle;
                    }
                }
                else if (tipo == ListItemType.Item)
                {
                    if (this.ItemTemplate != null)
                    {
                        ItemTemplate.InstantiateIn(item);
                    }
                    style = ItemStyle;
                }


                SlidingPanelItemEventArgs e = new SlidingPanelItemEventArgs(item);
                OnItemCreated(e);
                content.Controls.Add(item);

                if (dataBinding)
                {
                    item.SetDataItem(obj);
                    item.DataBind();
                    OnItemDataBound(e);
                    item.SetDataItem(null);
                }
                item.SetStyle(style);

                indice++;
            }
            int itensCount = itemsArray.Count;

            if (itensCount > 4)
            {
                itensCount = 4;
            }
            Unit defaultItemWidth = ItemStyle.Width;

            if (defaultItemWidth.IsEmpty)
            {
                defaultItemWidth = Unit.Parse(Math.Round(centerPanel.Width.Value / itensCount).ToString() + "px");
            }
            foreach (SlidingPanelItem i in itemsArray)
            {
                if (i.Width.IsEmpty)
                {
                    i.Width = defaultItemWidth;
                }
                if (this.DesignMode)
                {
                    int indiceItem = itemsArray.IndexOf(i) + 1;
                    int rightPixel = (int)(defaultItemWidth.Value * indiceItem);
                    if (rightPixel >= centerPanel.Width.Value)
                    {
                        content.Controls.Remove(i);
                    }
                }
            }



            int offset = MovingOffset;

            if (offset == 0)
            {
                offset = (int)defaultItemWidth.Value;
            }



            SetAction(leftSliding, +offset, (int)centerPanel.Width.Value);
            SetAction(rightSliding, -offset, (int)centerPanel.Width.Value);


            if (dataBinding)
            {
                ViewState["_!ItemCount"] = itemsArray.Count;
            }


            SendScripts();

            return(itemsArray.Count);
        }