Need to manipulate (Container.DataItem("mydbfield")) inside <itemtemplate>

[Chumley the Walrus]

Inside a datalist, or repeater control <itemtemplate>, i'm trying to
do an If statement with objects from my recordset :


<% if (Container.DataItem("mydbfield")) <> "" then
response.write(Container.DataItem("mydbfield2"))
end if %>

...but i get a Container not declared error. It seems i can't
manipulate these "containers" inside <itemtemplates>

???
Chum

 

[Scott Mitchell [MVP]]

Inside a datalist, or repeater control <itemtemplate>, i'm trying to
do an If statement with objects from my recordset :


<% if (Container.DataItem("mydbfield")) <> "" then
response.write(Container.DataItem("mydbfield2"))
end if %>

..but i get a Container not declared error. It seems i can't
manipulate these "containers" inside <itemtemplates>

Call a "helper function" using the databinding syntax:

<ItemTemplate>
<%# SomeFunctionDefinedInCodeBehindClass(Container.DataItem("field")) %>
</ItemTemplate>

Then, in your code-behind class:

Public Function SomeFunctionDefinedInCodeBehindClass(value as String) as
String
If value <> "" then
Return value
End If
End Function


For an example of using a helper function in a template see:
http://datawebcontrols.com/faqs/CustomizingAppearance/CustomizeColumnValue.shtml

Happy Programming!

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