in headertemplate asp label does not work

[Jimmy]

Hi

In my headertemplate I do not get the column like in the itemtemplate ( I am
using the northwind db):


<asp:datagrid id="DataGrid1" style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 24px; POSITION:
absolute; TOP: 24px" runat="server"
BorderColor="#999999" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px"
BackColor="White" CellPadding="3"
GridLines="Vertical" ForeColor="Black" Height="224px"
AutoGenerateColumns="False" Width="536px">
<FooterStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC"></FooterStyle>
<SelectedItemStyle Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White"
BackColor="#000099"></SelectedItemStyle>
<AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC"></AlternatingItemStyle>
<HeaderStyle Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" BackColor="Black"
Height="200"></HeaderStyle>
<PagerStyle HorizontalAlign="Center" ForeColor="Black"
BackColor="#999999"></PagerStyle>
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateColumn>
<HeaderTemplate>
Customerid:
<asp:Label ID=test Runat=server text='<%#
DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "customerid") %>'>
</asp:Label>
</HeaderTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>
</Columns>
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "customerid") %>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>
</Columns>
</asp:datagrid>

what could be wrong?

ch Jim

 

[Karl Seguin]

Jimmy:
No data is bound to the header template row. I guess you are thinking that
the first row in your datasource will show up in the HeaderTemplate, that
just isn't so. The headertemplate is typically used to show headers, such as
"Customer Id" and "First Name" and then the itemTemplate used to show the
data. If you want the first row of data to look really different, you'll
need to hook into the OnItemDataBound event, IF to see if it's the first
row, and if so, apply special formatting.


Karl