RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX RadTicker's databinding mechanism is the same as RadRotator's one. Because RadRotator support literal content only, you must use the DataTextField property to select which field to bind to:
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<telerik:RadTicker ID="RadTicker1" AutoStart="true" DataSourceID="AccessDataSource1"
DataTextField="ProductName" Loop="true" runat="server">
</telerik:RadTicker>
<asp:AccessDataSource ID="AccessDataSource1" runat="server" DataFile="~/App_Data/Nwind.mdb"
SelectCommand="SELECT [ProductName], [UnitPrice], [UnitsInStock] FROM [Alphabetical List of Products]">
</asp:AccessDataSource>CopyC#
DataTable data = new DataTable();
data.Columns.Add("MyID");
data.Columns.Add("MyValue");
data.Rows.Add(new object[] { "1", "ticker item text 1" });
data.Rows.Add(new object[] { "2", "ticker item text 2" });
RadTicker1.DataSource = data;
RadTicker1.DataTextField = "MyValue";
RadTicker1.DataBind();CopyVB.NET
Dim data As New DataTable()
data.Columns.Add("MyID")
data.Columns.Add("MyValue")
data.Rows.Add(New Object() {"1", "ticker item text 1"})
data.Rows.Add(New Object() {"2", "ticker item text 2"})
RadTicker1.DataSource = dataRadTicker1.DataTextField = "MyValue"
RadTicker1.DataBind()If needed, you can feed different lines to the control's <items> collection by using the <RadTickerItem> tag. RadTicker is also able to read literal content that is inside the <RadTickerItem> tags. This way you can construct your tickers easily without having to worry about missing to use the template tags. You can use them only when you need them.
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<telerik:RadTicker ID="RadTicker1" AutoStart="true" Loop="true" runat="server">
<Items>
<telerik:RadTickerItem ID="RadTickerItem1" runat="server">Ticker Item 1</telerik:RadTickerItem>
<telerik:RadTickerItem ID="RadTickerItem2" runat="server">Ticker Item 2</telerik:RadTickerItem>
<telerik:RadTickerItem ID="RadTickerItem3" runat="server">Ticker Item 3</telerik:RadTickerItem>
<telerik:RadTickerItem ID="RadTickerItem4" runat="server">Ticker Item 4</telerik:RadTickerItem>
</Items>
</telerik:RadTicker>