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get selected value by drop down list in a repeater by CommandArgument of link button

I have a repeater that in it has one dropdown list and one linkbutton.
I want to get the selected value of the dropdown list by CommandArgument in linkbutton, but it just knows default value of dropdown list.
My code :
<asp:Repeater runat="server" ID="Repeater1" OnItemDataBound="Page_Load2"OnItemCommand="list_ItemCommand" >
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList ID="dlPricelist" CssClass="width100darsad dropdownlist" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" ViewStateMode="Enabled" >
</asp:DropDownList>
<asp:LinkButton ID="btnAddToCart" runat="server" class="btn btn-success btnAddtoCardSinglepage" CommandArgument='<%#Eval("id") %>' CommandName="addtocard">اضافه به سبد خرید</asp:LinkButton>
<asp:Label ID="xxxxxx" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
Code behind:
protected void Page_Load2(object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
string id = Request.QueryString["id"].ToString();
DataSet dsselectcategory = BLLTour.left3join(id.Trim().ToString());
var dlPricelist = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("dlPricelist");
dlPricelist.DataSource = dsselectcategory.Tables[0];
dlPricelist.DataTextField = "pricelistPrice";
dlPricelist.DataValueField = "priceid";
dlPricelist.DataBind();
}
}
protected void list_ItemCommand(object source, RepeaterCommandEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CommandName == "addtocard")
{
foreach (RepeaterItem dataItem in Repeater1.Items)
{
Label xxxxxx = (Label)e.Item.FindControl("xxxxxx");
LinkButton btnAddToCart = (LinkButton)e.Item.FindControl("btnAddToCart");
xxxxxx.Text = ((DropDownList)dataItem.FindControl("dlPricelist")).SelectedItem.Text; //No error
}
}
}
I don't know how I should fix it.

You are using very old technology to show data that's not appropriate.
But if you are serious to use it, you must use FindControll method in ItemTemplate of your repeater control. You should find dropdownlist first, and then cast it to a object to be able to use it's value.

Make text box required depending on dropdown list value

I have a dropdown list for the employees rank (e.g. Manager, Supervisor, Member, etc.) and a text box for Manager's/Supervisor's name. By default, the text box is not required so it could be empty.
However, if the dropdown list value is a "Member", then I need to make the text box required so empty value is not allowed.
I already have the requiredfieldvalidator in placed for the text box but I don't know how to disable/enable it depending on the value in dropdown list.
<ASP:DROPDOWNLIST id="drpLstEmRank" tabIndex="2" runat="server" WIDTH="321"></ASP:DROPDOWNLIST>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="valDrpLstEmRank" runat="server" ControlToValidate="drpLstEmRank"
Display="Dynamic" EnableClientScript="False" ErrorMessage="RequiredFieldValidator"
Font-Italic="True" Font-Names="Verdana" Font-Size="8pt" InitialValue="(Select Rank)">Please select a rank</asp:RequiredFieldValidator></TD>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="valTbHeadName" runat="server" ControlToValidate="tbHeadName"
Display="Dynamic" EnableClientScript="False" ErrorMessage="RequiredFieldValidator"
Font-Italic="True" Font-Names="Verdana" Font-Size="8pt">Please input a head's name</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<ASP:TEXTBOX id="tbHeadName" runat="server" WIDTH="415" HEIGHT="26" MaxLength="50"></ASP:TEXTBOX>

You can disable/enable the validator on the server side code in the Page_Load event as follows.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
valTbHeadName.Enabled = Request[drpLstEmRank.UniqueID] == "Member" ? true : false;
}
But dont forget to add the AutoPostBack="true" property to your dropdown list for the employees rank. Otherwise it wont work after changing the dropdownlist value.

Here is Client Side Solution
$("document").ready(function(){
$("drpLstEmRank").change(function(){
if(this.val() == "Member"){
EnableValidator("#valTbHeadName");
}
else{
DisableValidator("#valTbHeadName");
}
});
});
//Method to disable the validator
function DisableValidator(validatorId) {
var validator = $(validatorId);
ValidatorEnable(validator[0], false);
}
//Method to enable the validator
function EnableValidator(validatorId) {
var validator = $(validatorId);
ValidatorEnable(validator[0], true);
validator.hide(); //hides the error message
}

If statement on dropDownList listItem

I need to add a condition to a DropDownList where a method can be executed by button click only if the user has selected a value different than the listItem (default value).
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="True"
DataSourceID="SqlDataSource5"
DataTextField="proj_name" DataValueField="proj_name">
<asp:ListItem Text="Select a project to clone" Value="" />
</asp:DropDownList>
How can I structure an if condition to validate that the selected value is not the ListItem (default value)?

You can use asp.net delivered validation controls
Ex:
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="rfv1"
ControlToValidate="DropDownList1"
Display="Static"
ErrorMessage="* Select a value"
InitialValue="DefaultValueHere"
runat="server"
ValidationGroup="V1"/>
Then edit your button markup to use ValidationGroup
<asp:Button Id="button1" ValidationGroup="V1" .../>
In your codebehind button click code add this
protected void button1_onlick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
If(Page.IsValid)
{
// your existing code here
}
}

See sample code below
if (DropDownList1.SelectValue == "")
{
// Write your code here
}
you can also have:
if (DropDownList1.Text == "Select a project to clone")
{
// Write your code here
}

RadComboBox pre selection

First of all what I want to do is to pre select a value in my RadComboBox ,and if this value is not selected something else is selected then change the visibility to of some specific fields hidden.
My problem is that I'm able to make my pre select but somehow I can not change the status of my visibility for my specific fields when this pre selected value has changed.
What I have tired is to do it with a standard event OnSelectedIndexChanged but some how this is not triggering why so ever.. I have also added AutoPostBack=true as well as ViewStateMode=Enabled"
First my field's
Here comes my preslect as well here I would like to trigger the visibility change
<div class="formRowDiv">
<asp:Label ID="Activitylbl" runat="server" Text="Activity" CssClass="formLabel" />
<telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbActivity" CssClass="rowForm" ViewStateMode="Enabled" runat="server" Width="260px" EmptyMessage="- Activity -"
DataTextField="ActivityId" DataValueField="ActivityId" AutoPostBack="true" OnSelectedIndexChanged="rcbActivity_SelectedIndexChanged">
</telerik:RadComboBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator runat="server" Display="Dynamic" ControlToValidate="rcbActivity"
ErrorMessage="Can not be empty" CssClass="rowFormValidation" />
</div>
What I want to hide:
<div class="formRowDiv">
<asp:Label ID="ActivityDescription" runat="server" Text="ActivityDescription" CssClass="formLabel" Visible="false"/>
<telerik:RadTextBox runat="server" ID="rtbActivityDescription" Wrap="true" Height="50" TextMode="MultiLine" AutoPostBack="true" CssClass="rowForm" ReadOnly="true" Visible="false" />
</div>
How I do my pre selection :
In my databind method that is called in my Page_Load
I firrst loop and then do a pre select
foreach (Activity item in ctx.Activity.OrderBy(l =>l.Code))
{
rcbActivity.Items.Add(new RadComboBoxItem(item.FullActivity, item.ActivityId.ToString()));
if (rcbActivity.Items.FindItemByValue("4") != null)
{
rcbActivity.SelectedIndex = rcbActivity.Items.IndexOf(rcbActivity.Items.FindItemByValue("4"));
ActivityDescription.Visible = true;
rtbActivityDescription.Visible = true;
rtbActivityDescription.ReadOnly = false;
}
}
Here is how I would hide my Fields
protected void rcbActivity_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, RadComboBoxSelectedIndexChangedEventArgs e)
{
ActivityDescription.Visible = true;
rtbActivityDescription.Visible = true;
rtbActivityDescription.ReadOnly = false;
}

In case your controls are in an update panel then try removing it if the update panel is not so important and see if the changes u make to the controls in the server side are getting affected properly

How to fire an event when dropdown inside Repeater changes

I want to do some actions in my database when user change dropdown's selectedIndex.Now I have the following.
<td class="shop-item-qty">
<asp:DropDownList ID="qtyDropDownList" OnSelectedIndexChanged="changeCount" AutoPostBack="true" runat="server"/>
<asp:HiddenField ID="ItemId" runat="server" Value='<%#Eval("GiftVoucher.ID") %>'/>
</td>
All I want is to get my hidden fields value in changeCount method. The problem is that I can't directly get hidden fields value, because this code is in Repeater element. How can I achieve that functionality?

protected void qtyDropDownList_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList control = (DropDownList)sender;
RepeaterItem rpItem = control.NamingContainer as RepeaterItem;
if (rpItem != null)
{
HiddenField hiddenField = ((HiddenField)rpItem.FindControl("ItemId"));
}
}

You can bind GiftVoucher.ID value to DropDown's custom attribute and skip HiddenField:
<asp:DropDownList runat="server" ID="qtyDropDownList" OnSelectedIndexChanged="changeCount" AutoPostBack="true" data-itemId='<%# Eval("ID") %>' />
protected void changeCount(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var id = ((DropDownList)sender).Attributes["data-itemId"];
}