//create the pagination as LinkButtons
private void CreateLinkButtonPagination()
{
pnlPager.Controls.Clear();
//finidng the central postion of display entries. The current page will be shown in the center
int ne_half = int.Parse(Math.Ceiling(decimal.Parse(DisplayEntriesCount.ToString()) / 2).ToString());
//retrieving the number of pages
int np = TotalPages();
int upper_limit = np - DisplayEntriesCount;
//finding the start position of the main pager strip
int start = _CurrentPageIndex > ne_half?Math.Max(Math.Min(_CurrentPageIndex - ne_half, upper_limit), 0) : 0;
//finding the end position of the main pager strip
int end = _CurrentPageIndex > ne_half?Math.Min(_CurrentPageIndex + ne_half, np) : Math.Min(DisplayEntriesCount, np);
// Begin by creating the 'Previous' Link
if (PreviousPageText.Length > 0)
{
CreateButton(_CurrentPageIndex - 1, PreviousPageText, _CurrentPageIndex == 0 ? "disabled" : "");
}
// Generate begining edge entries - The first EdgeEntriesCount of page links will be generated
if (start > 0 && EdgeEntriesCount > 0)
{
//till where the edge entries created
int edgeEnd = Math.Min(EdgeEntriesCount, start);
for (int i = 0; i < edgeEnd; i++)
{
CreateButton(i, (i + 1).ToString(), "");
}
//if there is a gap between edge entries and start,, ellipse text will be shown bw them
if (EdgeEntriesCount < start && EllipseText.Length > 0)
{
CreateLabel(EllipseText, "plain");
}
}
// Generate interval links - the pagination links based on DisplayEntriesCount will generated here
//links will be printed from the calculated start and end values
for (int i = start; i < end; i++)
{
CreateButton(i, (i + 1).ToString(), "");
}
// Generate ending edge entries - The final EdgeEntriesCount of page links will be generated
if (end < np && EdgeEntriesCount > 0)
{
//if there is a gap between end link and edge entries the EllipseText will be shown
if (np - EdgeEntriesCount > end && EllipseText.Length > 0)
{
CreateLabel(EllipseText, "plain");
}
//from where the edge entries should start
int begin = Math.Max(np - EdgeEntriesCount, end);
for (int i = begin; i < np; i++)
{
CreateButton(i, (i + 1).ToString(), "");
}
}
// Finish the pagination with 'Next' Link
if (NextPageText.Length > 0)
{
CreateButton(_CurrentPageIndex + 1, NextPageText, _CurrentPageIndex == end - 1 ? "disabled" : "");
}
}
//create the pagination as Hyperlinks
private void CreateHyperLinkPagination()
{
string ellipses = "<li class=\"plain\">" + EllipseText + "</li>";
//this string builder will hold the pagination string and later we will add this to a div
System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
//finidng the central postion of display entries. The current page will be shown in the center
int ne_half = int.Parse(Math.Ceiling(decimal.Parse(DisplayEntriesCount.ToString()) / 2).ToString());
//retrieving the number of pages
int np = TotalPages();
int upper_limit = np - DisplayEntriesCount;
//finding the start position
int start = _CurrentPageIndex > ne_half?Math.Max(Math.Min(_CurrentPageIndex - ne_half, upper_limit), 0) : 0;
//finding the end position
int end = _CurrentPageIndex > ne_half?Math.Min(_CurrentPageIndex + ne_half, np) : Math.Min(DisplayEntriesCount, np);
// Begin by creating the 'Previous' Link
if (PreviousPageText.Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(CreateLink(_CurrentPageIndex - 1, PreviousPageText, _CurrentPageIndex == 0 ? "disabled" : "")).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
// Generate begining edge entries - The first EdgeEntriesCount of page links will be generated
if (start > 0 && EdgeEntriesCount > 0)
{
//till where the edge entries created
int edgeEnd = Math.Min(EdgeEntriesCount, start);
for (int i = 0; i < edgeEnd; i++)
{
sb.Append(CreateLink(i, (i + 1).ToString(), "")).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
//if there is a gap between edge entries and start,, ellipse text will be shown bw them
if (EdgeEntriesCount < start && EllipseText.Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(ellipses).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
}
// Generate interval links - the pagination links based on DisplayEntriesCount will generated here
//links will be printed from the calculated start and end values
for (int i = start; i < end; i++)
{
sb.Append(CreateLink(i, (i + 1).ToString(), "")).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
// Generate ending edge entries - The final EdgeEntriesCount of page links will be generated
if (end < np && EdgeEntriesCount > 0)
{
//if there is a gap between end link and edge entries the EllipseText will be shown
if (np - EdgeEntriesCount > end && EllipseText.Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(ellipses).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
//from where the edge entries should start
int begin = Math.Max(np - EdgeEntriesCount, end);
for (int i = begin; i < np; i++)
{
sb.Append(CreateLink(i, (i + 1).ToString(), "")).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
}
// Finish the pagination with 'Next' Link
if (NextPageText.Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(CreateLink(_CurrentPageIndex + 1, NextPageText, _CurrentPageIndex == end - 1 ? "disabled" : "")).Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
pnlPager.InnerHtml = sb.ToString();
}
