Label within Datalist

[jjack100]

I want to set the text value of a label that is within a datalist in
the codebehind. Does this have to be done in the databound event?

Simplified example:

<aspataList id="dlItem" runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblItemPrice" runat="server" />
</ItemTemplate>
</aspataList>

in codebehind:

Label lblPrice = (Label) dlItem.Controls[0].FindControl("lblPrice");
lblPrice.Text = someValue;

I really just want to know how to access the label explicitly.
Basically, the databinding on the datalist is getting values from a
datareader, but the label does not. For layout purposes, however, the
label needs to be nested within the datalist.

 

[Brock Allen]

You can do that, or you can use the databinding syntax:

<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblItemPrice" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,
"SomeColumn") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>

 

[jjack100]

Well, my point was that the code I listed doesn't work. It gives a
"Specified argument was out of the range of valid values" error. So
I'm trying to figure out the correct syntax for that.

 

[Lee]

Hi

No idea what's happening here, you already seem to have the answer.

I do notice though, that there's a discrepancy. In your aspx, the label has
id 'lblItemPrice' but in the codebehind, you're looking for 'lblPrice'.



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[jjack100]

Even fixing that typo in my example does not work. Example:

In the aspx:

<form id="form1" runat="server">

<aspataList id="dlItem" runat="server">

<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblPrice" runat="server" />
</ItemTemplate>

</aspataList>


</form>


In the Codebehind:

string someValue = "test";

Label lblPrice = (Label) dlItem.Controls[0].FindControl("lblPrice");
lblPrice.Text = someValue;

And this is the error I get:

Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: index
Line 49: Label lblPrice = (Label)
dlItem.Controls[0].FindControl("lblPrice");

Can't figure out what is going on with that. This is asp 2.0 beta 2,
if that makes any difference (can't imagine why).

 

[Lee]

Umm, by
dlItem.Controls[0].FindControl("lblPrice");

aren't you asking to find a control lblPrice, within the child controls
of dlItem.Control [0] ?

Maybe you should be using
dlItem.FindControl ("lblPrice");


Lee


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[jjack100]

Still doesn't work. Using the exact code I listed above and changing
dlItem.Controls[0].FindControl­("lblPrice"); to dlItem.FindControl
("lblPrice"); gives a "Object reference not set to an instance of an
object." error.

 

[Brock Allen]

You should then index into the DataList's Items collection, not the Controls
collection.

 

[rkvajrala]

I am not sure Try the same code in the ItemCreated event of the
DataList

-Ram