can't write <% # in VS.NET

[nakhi]

Hi,
what I want to do is simple, output a image whose URL is composed from a
field from a database.

the picture is shown in a Datagrid.

<ItemTemplate>
<img src="<%# databinder.eval(container.dataitem,"id")%>.jpg">
</ItemTemplate>

I am using VS.NET, the problem is it doesn't allow using <%, or u can not
switch to design mode after u write in HTML mode.

But I can't do that with Property dialog of the datagrid object in VS.NET,
can anybody tell me how could I do that in VS.NET design window?

Thanx
Nakhi

 

[Dai Hao]

use this instead
<img src='<%# databinder.eval(container.dataitem,"id")%>.jpg'>

pls note the single quote.

 

[James Zhuo]

Please get back to us whether the change to double quote works
Can someone also explain why is it changing to double quote works and not
single quotes

Cheers

J

 

[Rick Strahl [MVP]]

Double double quotes don't work because it would be a string within a
string. This is something the parser should deal with but doesn't. I think
this does work at runtime in most cases, but at designtime VS's visual
editor can't deal with it because it's essentially nested strings.

+++ Rick --

--

Rick Strahl
West Wind Technologies
http://www.west-wind.com/
http://www.west-wind.com/wwHelp