General object type

[tshad]

I want to use the same code for my DataGrid item as I do for my DataList
Item. The only difference is the data type. Is there a generic data type I
can use?

I have a datagrid inside of my data list and want to be able to select
either the dataListItem or the dataGridItem and do exactly the same thing.

For example, instead of:

Dim oDGI as DataGridItem = s.parent.parent
Dim oGrid as DataGrid = oDGI.parent.parent
Dim Answer as Label = CType(oDGI.FindControl("lblAnswer"),Label)
for each oDGI2 as DataGridItem in oGrid.Items

and

Dim oDLI as DataListItem = s.parent.parent
Dim oList as DataGrid = oDLI.parent.parent
Dim Answer as Label = CType(oDLI.FindControl("lblAnswer"),Label)
for each oDLI2 as DataListItem in oList.Items

(which same except for the object names)

Is there a way to do something like:
******************************************************
Dim oDI as DataItem ' generic DataItem
Dim oDI2 as DataItem ' generic DataItem
Dim oGridorList as ?
Dim oDLI as DataListItem
Dim oDGI as DataGridItem

if (s.id = "btnGrid") then
Dim oDGI as DataGridItem = s.parent.parent
oDI = oDGI
Dim oGrid as DataGrid = oDGI.parent.parent
oGridorList = oGrid
end if


if (s.id = "btnList") then
oDLI = s.parent.parent
oDI = oDLI
Dim oList as DataList = oDLI.parent.parent
oGridorList = oList
end if

Dim Answer as Label = CType(oDI.FindControl("lblAnswer"),Label)
for each oDI2 as DataItem in oGridorList.Items
********************************************************************

Not sure if this can be done, but it would help me to not duplicate my code.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Is there a generic data type I can use?

System.Object?

System.Web.UI.Control?

System.Web.UI.Control.WebControl?

How about System.Web.UI.BaseDataList?

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

 

[tshad]

System.Object?

System.Web.UI.Control?

System.Web.UI.Control.WebControl?

How about System.Web.UI.BaseDataList?

I know about those.

But how about below where I am trying to use one variable for both a
DataListItem and DataGridItem pointer? As well as a pointer to DataGrid and
a DataList. I would mainly need this to use the FindControl method as well
as in my "for each oDI2 as DataItem in oGridorList.Items".

Tom

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Well, Tom, seeing as how I would have to look all that stuff up (no, I've
never tried to do what you want to do), how about I just send you to the
place I would look?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...temwebuiwebcontrolsbasedatalistclasstopic.asp

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

 

[tshad]

Well, Tom, seeing as how I would have to look all that stuff up (no, I've
never tried to do what you want to do), how about I just send you to the
place I would look?

I read it but not sure if I will be able to use it or not - will try it and
see.

I didn't realize that both came from BaseDataList ( I assumed the datagrid
from come from something like BaseDataGrid).

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Kevin Spencer]

I didn't realize that both came from BaseDataList ( I assumed the

datagrid from come from something like BaseDataGrid).

That's why I included it in my list!

The list is a lit of all the classes that both classes inherit.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.