How to remove the current DataItem from being bound to a ASP.NET Repeater?

Question

I want to evaluate the current DataItem being bound to a repeater and remove it from being added if my condition meets. I would have thought that setting e.Item.DataItem to Nothing would work, but it does not. Any ideas how to not add a DataItem to the repeater when a certain condition meets?

Protected Sub rpt_OnItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RepeaterItemEventArgs)
    If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
        If true Then
            //don't add the current item
            e.Item.DataItem = Nothing
        Else
            //add the current item
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Answer 1

You're going about it the wrong way. At this point in the code, an item has already been added, and you're just binding (populating) it. What you want to do is filter your result set before you set it as the DataSource, before your call to repeater.DataBind

Answer 2

Have you tried setting the Item's visibility to False?

If true Then
  //don't add the current item
  e.Item.Visible = False
Else
  //add the current item
End If