Gets or sets the template for alternating items in the System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList.
a System.Web.UI.ITemplate
Use the DataList.AlternatingItemTemplate property to control the contents of alternating items in the System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList control. The appearance of alternating items is controlled by the DataList.AlternatingItemStyle property.
To specify a template for the alternating items, place the <AlternatingItemTemplate> tags between the opening and closing tags of the System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList control. You can then list the contents of the template between the opening and closing <AlternatingItemTemplate> tags.
This control can be used to display user input, which might include malicious client script. Check any information that is sent from a client for executable script, SQL statements, or other code before displaying it in your application. You can use validation controls to verify user input before displaying the input text in a control. ASP.NET provides an input request validation feature to block script and HTML in user input. For more information, see Securing Standard Controls, How to: Protect Against Script Exploits in a Web Application by Applying HTML Encoding to Strings, and Introduction to Validating User Input in ASP.NET Web Pages.