Iterate through repeater - c#

There's this repeater...
<asp:Repeater ID="myRepeater" OnItemCommand="rpt1_ItemCommand" runat="server" OnItemDataBound="rpt1_OnItemDataBound">
<HeaderTemplate>
<table width="99%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr class="lgrey">
<td>Default</td>
</tr>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnk1" Text="Make Default" CommandName="SetDefault" runat="server" Visible="True" CommandArgument='<%#Eval("UserID") %>' CausesValidation="false"></asp:LinkButton>
<asp:Label ID="label1" Text="Yes" runat="server" Visible="False"></asp:Label>
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
</table>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
What I want is that when user clicks on any of the "lnk1" link button in the lsit that repeater renders,
the link should be replaced with the label "label1"..ie when the user clicks on "Make Default" link, it should be replaced
with "Yes" label
Now when I click 2 link buttons, both get their label "Yes" displayed where as I want only one link button to display Yes
ie the one which has been clciked and rest of the items should display "Make Default" link button only.
ie Only ONE item should be displaying "Yes" label...now how do I iterate through the repeater items to set only ONE item
as default and not multiple ??

You can iterate the repeater items collection,
protected void myRepeater_ItemCommand(object sender, RepeaterCommandEventArgs e)
{
int selectedIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
foreach(RepeaterItem item in myRepeater.Items)
{
((LinkButton)item.FindControl("lnk1")).Visible = (item.ItemIndex != selectedIndex);
((Label)item.FindControl("label1")).Visible = (item.ItemIndex == selectedIndex);
}
}
The pros of this option are: 1. no second hit on the database.
Or I would put my logic in the ItemDataBound event instead, store the clicked link button index in a member variable and call DataBind in the command event handler.
private int selectedIndex = -1;
//...
protected void myRepeater_ItemCommand(object sender, RepeaterCommandEventArgs e)
{
selectedIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
myRepeater.DataSource = MyGetDataMethod();
myRepeater.DataBind();
}
In the ItemDataBound handler compare the current index with the stored index and if they match show the label.
protected void myRepeater_ItemDataBound(Object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
{
if(e.Item.ItemIndex == selectedIndex)
{
((LinkButton)e.Item.FindControl("lnk1")).Visible = false;
((Label)e.Item.FindControl("label1")).Visible = true;
}
}
}
The cons of this second option are: 1. A second hit on the database. 2. If the user clicks say row two, and some other user inserts a new address record, row 2 may now be something different when you re-bind. Also if you're not using an order by that could change between database calls and your stored selectedIndex could be invalidated thatway too.
So in conclusion I'd go with option one now I've thought it all the way through.

Related

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.

Creating ASP.Net DataBound control that renders table with multiple tbodies

I need to create a data-bound control where each item renders <tbody><ItemTemplate></tbody>. Further, I'd also like to put the <HeaderTemplate> in a <thead> rather than a <tbody> row as the <asp:DataList> does. I need full control of the item template. It needs to be able to render an editable row, like the DataList does.
I believe I need to make a custom control for this (but if not, please let me know--it would save a lot of time). What's the best parent class to extend? My guess is that it's either DataList or DataBoundControl.
Looks like what I'm looking for is <asp:Repeater> with a little extra code for editing since it doesn't have an <EditItemTemplate>.
.ascx
<asp:Repeater id="rItems" runat="server" OnItemCommand="rItems_ItemCommand" OnItemDataBound="rItems_ItemDataBound">
<HeaderTemplate>
<table>
<thead>...</thead>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tbody id="itemRows" runat="server">
...
<asp:Button ... CommandName="Edit" />
...
</tbody>
<tbody id="editItemRows" runat="server" visible="false">...</tbody>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
</table>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
.ascx.cs
private int m_editIndex = -1;
protected void rItems_ItemCommand(object sender, RepeaterCommandEventArgs e)
{
switch (e.CommandName)
{
case "Edit":
m_editIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
break;
... // Cancel, Update, Delete, etc
case "Cancel":
m_editIndex = -1;
break;
}
BindItemsDataSource();
}
protected void rItems_ItemDataBound(object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item | e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
{
bool edit = e.Item.ItemIndex == m_editIndex;
HtmlGenericControl tbody = e.Item.FindControl("itemRows") as HtmlGenericControl;
tbody.Visible = !edit;
tbody = e.Item.FindControl("editItemRows") as HtmlGenericControl;
tbody.Visible = edit;
if (edit)
{
PopulateEditableFieldValues(e.Item);
}
}
}

Get dynamic controls and text in Repeater

I have a Repeater which loads some data from a SQL database
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater" runat="server" OnItemDataBound="Repeater_ItemDataBound">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="QuestionLabel" runat="server" Text=""></asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="AnswerLabel" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<asp:Button ID="AnswerSubmit" runat="server" Text="Insert"/>
In code behind, i assign to get the questions on another button click to load and bind the Repeater. In ItemDataBound i find the controls and assign the questions to the label.
How should i get the answers that the user enters and store the ID of the question with the answer they enter in a button click event?
At first, I tried this in the button click event
foreach (RepeaterItem item in Repeater.Items)
{
Label QuestionLabel = (Label)item.FindControl("QuestionLabel");
}
but it couldnt find the QuestionLabel. Looking at the page source i believe thats due to the label having a different value (QuestionLabel_0, QuestionLabel_1 etc), so struggling to find a way to approach this?
Edit
protected void QuestionButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Repeater.DataSource = QuestionsByID(ID);
Repeater.DataBind();
}
You see
foreach (RepeaterItem item in Repeater.Items)
{
if (item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item
|| item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
{
Label QuestionLabel = (Label)item.FindControl("QuestionLabel");
}
}

Showing buttons if list view is empty

I have a list view which retrieves the data from sql data source. I am trying to make two buttons(Yes and No) and a label outside the list view visible only if the list view is not empty. The process is: a person enter the information into text boxes and click the button retrieve, if the entered data exists in the database, the list view shows certain information.
I have the following code:
protected void btnExistingRetrive_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (lstExisting.Items.Count>0 )
{
lblIsITYou.Visible = true;
btnYes.Visible = true;
btnNo.Visible = true;
}
}
By default buttons and the label are not visible.
The problem is when i click on retrieve button it shows me the list view with the information but buttons a the label are still not visible. They became visible only when i double click the retrieve button. Please tell me what is my mistake?
Thank you
Use the ListView EmptyDataTemplate
<asp:ListView ID="ContactsListView"
DataSourceID="ContactsDataSource"
runat="server">
<LayoutTemplate>
<table runat="server" id="tblProducts">
<tr runat="server" id="itemPlaceholder" />
</table>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr runat="server">
<td>
<asp:Label ID="FirstNameLabel" runat="Server" Text='<%#Eval("FirstName") %>' />
</td>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="LastNameLabel" runat="Server" Text='<%#Eval("LastName") %>' />
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<EmptyDataTemplate>
<table class="emptyTable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5">
<tr>
<td>
<asp:Image ID="NoDataImage"
ImageUrl="~/Images/NoDataImage.jpg"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
No records available.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</EmptyDataTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
do you bind listview before checking the items count?
Do this on postback instead of in the event.
In your Page_Load do something like this:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
bool visible = (lstExisting.Items.Count > 0); // assuming it's never null
lblIsITYou.Visible = visible;
btnYes.Visible = visible;
btnNo.Visible = visible;
}
If the above creates complications then do as I said first with postback:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (IsPostBack)
{
bool visible = (lstExisting.Items.Count > 0); // assuming it's never null
lblIsITYou.Visible = visible;
btnYes.Visible = visible;
btnNo.Visible = visible;
}
}

findcontrol in listview

I want to use FindControl to find the value of the HiddenField i.e hfBlogID. I want to find the value on a ButtonClick
<asp:ListView ID="lvArticle" runat="server">
<LayoutTemplate>
<div runat="server" id="itemPlaceHolder">
</div>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hfBlogID" Value='<%#Eval("BlogID")%>' runat="server" />
<p>
<%#Eval("BlogTitle")%></p>
<p>
<%#Eval("BlogDetails")%></p>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
In order to determine the correct row index you should place your button inside of your ListView.ItemTemplate and handle the ListView.ItemCommand event.
In order to implement this approach you would have to change your code as follows:
<asp:ListView ID="lvArticle" runat="server" OnItemCommand="lv_ItemCommand">
..
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hfBlogID" Value='<%#Eval("BlogID")%>' runat="server" />
<p>
<%#Eval("BlogTitle")%></p>
<p>
<%#Eval("BlogDetails")%></p>
<asp:Button runat="server" CommandName="find" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("yourIDField") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
...
In code behind:
protected void lv_ItemCommand(object sender, ListViewCommandEventArgs e)
{
switch (e.CommandName)
{
case "find":
var hidden = e.Item.FindControl("your hidden id") as HiddenField;
break;
}
}
If your button is not inside your ListView, then you would need a way to identify the row you want to extract the hidden value from.
For example, if you allow to select a row in your ListView then you could get the hidden value from the selected row as follows:
protected void find_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var hidden = this.lv.Items[this.lv.SelectedIndex].FindControl("your hidden ID") as HiddenField;
}
If the button is in the same item template then use ItemCommand event handler and in that handler you can fetch the hidden field directly.
If the button is outside of list view then you need to get the index of item whose hidden field'd value you want to get.
you can use if button is in your listview
var control = (HiddenField)e.Item.FindControl("hfBlogID");
or if button is not in your listvew
var contorl = (HiddenField)this.lvArticle.Items[this.lvArticle.SelectedIndex].FindControl("hfBlogID");
Here you can access the hidden field for each item:
protected void Button1_Click(object sender,EventArgs e)
{
foreach(ListViewDataItem item in lvArticle.Items)
{
HiddenField hf=(HiddenField)item.FindControl("hfBlogID");
}
}
if you have index of item already then you can get it directly like this
HiddenField hf=(HiddenField)lvArticle.Items[index].FindControl("hfBlogID");
Hope this will help..

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