Hey Neil,

I had to do this last week so I used a control which (using nodefactory) which creating a DDL displaying all the current services availbale on the clients site for a feedback form. You can see this here on my test server.

http://development.glasgowplastering.co.uk/get-quote.aspx

I used a control because I was developing the feedback form anyway...there may well be an easier way to do this without the need for a control.

Regards,

Stephen

It should be as simple as adding a Where clause to your foreach, for example:

 @{ var type = Request["type"]; }
 @foreach (var resturant in itemGroup.Where("type == " type) {
   // do your thing
 } 

I know this is probably a simplw answer but how do i populate the ddl with the dta type i have created which is control render of Dropdown list.

Do you have some example code? I don't know what you're trying to ask here.. sorry.

I'm pretty sure this is what your trying to do...http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/reference/code-snippets/databind-node-children? except on a drop down list.

@Stephen can't mix user controls and Razor scripts though. What are you using Neil? I was assuming Razor as this IS the Razor forum.. 

he is my code

@{
    var pagesToList = @Model.Children.Where("Visible");

    //Check macro param is not empty, if so default to 6 otherwise use the Parameter value
    var itemsPerPage = String.IsNullOrEmpty(Parameter.noPerPage) ? 2 : int.Parse(Parameter.noPerPage);
  
    //Count number of items from pagesToList variable
    var numberOfItems = pagesToList.Count();
    
    //Set the currentPage to 1
    int currentPage = 1;

    /*
        If we cannot parse a number from requesting the querystring param 'page' then set to 1,
        otherwise set the querystring value to our currentPage variable
    */
    if (!int.TryParse(HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["Page"], out currentPage))
    {
        //No querystring found or not a number, so set currentPage to 1
        currentPage = 1;
    }
    
    //Subtract one from the currentPage variable (to use a zero based index, first page = 0)
    currentPage--;

    //Number of Pages (Maths time!)
    /*
        Divide the numberOfItems by itemsPerPage and then round the number up to
        next whole number and add one to the result (eg: 5.1 = 6 + 1 = 7)
    */
    var numberOfPages = Math.Ceiling((decimal)(numberOfItems / itemsPerPage)) + 1;
    //var outlettype = HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["type"]
    
    //Display the items in groups of 3 wrapped with a <div>
    <div id="gridText">
        @*
            For each Repeater from our source (pagesToList)
            Where the page querystring = 2 /currentPage = 1...
            Skip over 6 records (currentPage * itemsPerPage) eg: 1*6 = 6
            Take 6 records, which grabs 7,8,9,10,11 & 12
        *@
         @*
          /* @foreach (var Repeater in itemGroup
                          .Where("@repeater.type == " outlettype  ) */
  *@
        @foreach (var itemGroup in pagesToList.Skip(currentPage*itemsPerPage).Take(itemsPerPage) .InGroupsOf(3))
        {
           <div class="list">

         
                @foreach (var Repeater in itemGroup )
                {
                    var newsCopy = Repeater.BodyText;
                    newsCopy = Library.StripHtml(newsCopy);
                    newsCopy = Library.Truncate(newsCopy, 500, true);
            
                    <div class="article">
                         <h3>@Repeater.Name</h3>
                          <p>@newsCopy</p>
                    </div>           
                }
            </div>
        }
    </div>
    
    
    <ul class="paging">
    @{
        /*
            pageQuerystring = 1 == 0 = currentPage
            pageQuerystring = 2 == 1 = currentPage
        */        
        
        //PREVIOUS Link
        <li>
            @if (currentPage > 0)
            {
                <a href="?page=@(currentPage)">&laquo; Previous</a>
            }
            else
            {
                <span class="disabled_paging">&laquo; Previous</span>
            }
        </li>

        
        //Create a variable 'pages' that stores from 1 to the numberOfPages variable
        var pages = Enumerable.Range(1, (int)numberOfPages);
        
        //Loop through the numbers in the Pages variable
        foreach (var number in pages)
        {
            <li>
                @if (number - 1 != currentPage)
                {
                    <a href="?page=@number">@number</a>
                }
                else
                {
                    <span class="active_link">@number</span>
                }
            </li>
        }

        //NEXT Link
        <li>
            @if (currentPage < pages.Count() - 1)
            {
                <a href="?page=@(currentPage + 2)">Next &raquo;</a>
            }
            else
            {
                <span class="disabled_paging">Next &raquo;</span>
            }
        </li>
    }
    </ul>
}

This lists, pages and truncates my content but i have created to other propertie within the document type called location and type which i want to use to refine the results, the question i have it how do i add pass the refined properties from a DDL which ill need to populate based on the doc type to the script and refine using the where.

Also do i need a usercontrol for the DDL? of do i need to create a data type populated manuallyand render it in the template then on click pass results to the script.

Roll on christmas...

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