ObjectDataSource, GridView and ItemTemplate

[Mogens Nielsen - Elbek & Vejrup A/S]

Hi all,
I'm currently experimenting with the all new GridView. I have made an
objectDataSource bound to one of my business entities.
In the presentation layer I now wish to use the GridView and make an
ItemTemplate. However I can't seem to find out how to access the properties
of my object in the template. Eval-function doesn't seem to work with
object-binding.
Has anyone made an itemtemplate for the gridview using object binding ??

Thanks in advance...
Mogens Nielsen
Elbek & Vejrup A/S

 

[Phillip Williams]

http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/aspnet20/dependentlists/gridview.aspx
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/aspnet20/itemplate/gridview.aspx
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/aspnet20/nestedgridviews/default.asp
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/aspnet20/gridview_multiplerows_selection/default.aspx

 

[Mogens Nielsen - Elbek & Vejrup A/S]

Nice samples, however my problem is that when binding a list of custom
objects to the gridview, I can't seem to bind to the properties of the bound
objects in the ItemTemplateField. I would like to use the Bind or Eval
methods, but those are restricted for data-objects only - as far as I see
it...

Hope anyone has further response...

TIA,
Mogens Nielsen
Elbek & Vejrup A/S

 

[Phillip Williams]

If you look carefully at this sample
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/aspnet20/dropdownlist_gridview/default.aspx

You will see that it is using a class named clsOrder (whose source code is
listed). The class has several public properties all of which are bound to
the GridView using either Bind or Eval.

The use of the ObjectDataSource is what makes this possible.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.objectdatasource(VS.80).aspx

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/57hkzhy5(VS.80).aspx

 

[Mogens Nielsen - Elbek & Vejrup A/S]

Hi Phillip,
thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Sorry that I didn't got it at
first...
I got it all working now. It seems that the Bind method must be used within
a server control's property, which I didn't realize before now.

Mogens Nielsen
Elbek & Vejrup A/S