How does DataList Itemcommand handler knows the value of its contr

[Guest]

Hi,

In a Datagrid ItemCommand Handler, I can use e.item.cells(0).text to get the
value of the second column of the current row.

Is there something similar in DataList? Say I have 1 databound column
defined using <%# Databinder.eval(Container.DataItem, "CustomerID") %> tag,
how do I get CustomerID of the current row in ItemCommand handler?

TIA

 

[Karl Seguin]

Ed,
There are typically better ways of going about this, such as using the
DataKeys property, or using commandArguments.

You can always do something like:
<input type="hidden" value='<%# Databinder.eval(Container.DataItem,
"CustomerID") %>' runat="server" id="customerId" />

dim input as HtmlInputHidden = ctype(e.Item.FindControl("customerId"),
HtmlInputHidden)
dim customerId as integer = cint(input.Value)

check out my databinding tutorial for more information:
http://openmymind.net/databinding/index.html