The CatalogItemTileDisplayControl presents Items in a Category or search result pages in a free-flowing, responsive, tiled form. 

An example of the CatalogItemTileDisplayControl in use is below:

Navigating Between Pages of the Control

If the shopper pages through the available pages in the control, the back and forward browser buttons can be used to navigate between visited pages ensuring the expected page is loaded within the control.

Likewise, should a shopper navigate between the pages and then navigate away to another webpage, if the browser back button is used to re-visit the webpage with the control, the page last visited will be loaded. This is accomplished using a hash code in the URL as the user pages updating the current page visited. For example the shopper would see '#p-1' at the end of the page address when first visiting the webpage with the control, and if they navigate to another page, say the fourth, the hash code changes in this case to '#p-4'. Using this approach separate entries are created in the browser history.

By changing the values of the control's properties in the SitePages.config file for your Site, you can enable or disable certain behaviors, set certain defaults, alter aspects of the display or otherwise cusomtize your site's implementaion of the control.

The following describes properties pertaining to key functional areas of the control that can be configured to suit your needs.

When you use this control, the individual tiles automatically fill the space allocated to them via their theme placement. Use the TileWidth and TileHeight properties to set individual tiles at consistent sizes.

The control displays a tile border unless overridden. To override this, set the ShowTileBorder property to false.

The control is responsible for paging. This is based on the number of Items to show on any single page, which you can set via the PageSize property. To avoid paging, simply make the value for "PageSize" greater than the expected total number of Items in a dataset.

The control provides direct access to an Item's Detail page via the Item image and a "Detail View" link. You can customize the text label and format the link using the LearnMoreLinkText and LearnMoreLinkCSSClass properties.

Item Characteristic filtering is also available when configured with the FilterControl. 

Properties Inherited from the Base ListingControl

The properties contained in the ListingControl base class are available to either include or exclude certain data from the scope of Items being listed in the control.

To expand the scope of Items to be inclusive of all Items in the current Category and all of its child hierarchy, set the IncludeItemsFromAllChildCategories property to true, or conversely to limit scope just to the current Category, set its value to false.

Scope can also be limited, or expanded, based on the type of Item in the listing. Use the IncludeModels, IncludeSKUs, and IncludeStockCodes properties to do this. Set them to true to include, and false to exclude.

The ShowOnStockCodeDetailPage, ShowOnModelDetailPage and ShowonSKUDetailPage properties can each be used to selectively hide or show the control when on it is found on an item page based on the type of item.

The OverrideCategoryList property allows for the ListingControl to ignore the current Category in context and use a specified list of Categories as specified by a comma-separated list of Category_ID values. For example "1,5,7,124,678".

Properties Inherited from the Base CyberStoreBaseControl

Properties specific to the CyberStoreBaseControl can be listed in the following categories:

• Override Properties
• Contextual Properties

Override Properties

When the IgnoreControl property is set to true, all processing of a control is skipped, and the control's Visible property is set to false ensuring that it is not rendered in the resulting CyberStore page.

Contextual Properties

Contextual properties define specific details about the current instance of the control based on context. Context can be set by any number of factors including the log in state of the Shopper, the Site being visited, or the properties that have been established for a control.

The AttributesBag property is used internal to control processing and is the collection of attributes, or properties, and their values based on how the control is configured. The attributes in this property are set by processing the SitePages.config file as well as any specific declared property values in any registered sub controls. It allows for the passing down of all properties to a control and any registered sub controls.

The ComConfig, UserData and Site_ID properties are read-only values made available to all CyberStore controls to aid in processing and establishing context about the Site and Shopper.

The table below lists and describes sub controls used by the default CatalogItemTileListingControl.

The following is the markup for this control.

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="CatalogItemTileListingControl.ascx.cs"
    Inherits="Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls.CatalogItemTileListingControl" %>
<@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="CatalogItemImageControl" Src="~/Control/CatalogItemImageControl.ascx" >
<@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="CatalogSimplePricingControl" Src="~/Control/CatalogSimplePricingControl.ascx" >
<dx:ASPxCallbackPanel runat="server" ID="clbkResults" Visible="true" OnCallback="ListingView_CustomCallback">
    <PanelCollection>
        <dx:PanelContent>
            <dx:ASPxCheckBoxList ID="chklstActiveFilters" runat="server" SelectionMode="CheckColumn" RepeatLayout="Flow" RepeatDirection="Horizontal" 
                Caption="Active Filters:" CssClass="ActiveFiltersChecklist" >
                <CheckedImage Url="~/images/circle-remove.png" Height="16" Width="16" />
                <UncheckedImage Url="~/images/circle-removed.png" Height="16" Width="16" />
            </dx:ASPxCheckBoxList>
            <dx:ASPxDataView ID="ListingView" runat="server" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Center" Layout="Flow" ItemStyle-BackColor="White" PagerSettings-EnableAdaptivity="true">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <div class="Catalog2xListItemHeadline">
                        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "HeadLine") %>
                    </div>
                    <div class="CatalogProduct2DListStockCode">
                        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StockCode") %>
                    </div>
                    <div class="List2xImage">
                        <div class="List2xImageWrap">
                            <uc1:CatalogItemImageControl ID="ItemImage" runat="server" PhotoWidth='<#PhotoWidth>'
                                PhotoLocation="<%# UsePhoto %>" StockCode='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Stockcode")%>'
                                PhotoAltText='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Stockcode")%>' PhotoCssClass="CatalogProduct2xListPicture"
                                PictureNotFoundCssClass="CatalogProductVerticalListPictureNotFound" Item_ID='<#Convert.ToInt32(Eval("Item_ID"))>' />
                        </div>
                        <a class="<%= LearnMoreLinkCSSClass %>" href="<%# Dovetail.Ecommerce.BusinessLogic.Catalog.FriendlyUrl.ItemDetailPage(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StockCode").ToString(), DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name") != null ? DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name").ToString() : DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StockCode").ToString()) %>"><%= LearnMoreLinkText %></a>
                    </div>
                    <div class="List2xContent">
                        <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ShortDescription")%>
                    </div>
                    <br />
                    <uc1:CatalogSimplePricingControl ID="Pricing" runat="server" Item_ID='<#Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Item_ID"))>' />
                </ItemTemplate>
            </dx:ASPxDataView>
        </dx:PanelContent>
    </PanelCollection>
</dx:ASPxCallbackPanel>
<asp:Panel runat="server" ID="NoSearchResults" Visible="false">
    <div class="ValidationMessage">
        Sorry, no items were found that matched the criteria you specified in your search.
        For more comprehensive results, please browse our catalog below or try again using
        different keywords in the search panel to the left.
    </div>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel runat="server" ID="NoItemsInCategory" Visible="false">
    <div class="ValidationMessage">
        Sorry, no items were found in this category. You can search our items by keyword
        using the Product Search in the search panel to the left.
    </div>
</asp:Panel>

System.Object
   System.Web.UI.Control
      System.Web.UI.TemplateControl
         System.Web.UI.UserControl
            Dovetail.Ecommerce.ControlBases.CyberStoreBaseControl
                  Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls.CatalogItemTileListingControl

Reference

CatalogItemTileListingControl Members
Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls Namespace
FilterControl