I would like to string concatenate two bindings into one string. How can I do this? I tried the below, but only LastName shows up when I run the application.
<asp:Label ID="txtFacultyName" runat="server" Text='<%#Bind("FirstName") + Bind("LastName") %>'/>
There are a couple of options.
Create a combined property in your code behind/model:
// cs
public string FullName
{
get { return $"{FirstName} {LastName}"; }
}
// aspx
<asp:Label ID="txtFacultyName" runat="server" Text='<%#Bind("FullName") %>'/>
Use Eval. Eval will allow one-way binding which is fine for displaying in an asp:Label
<asp:Label ID="txtFacultyName"
runat="server"
Text='<%# string.Format("{0} {1}", Eval("FirstName"), Eval("LastName")) %>'/>
Related
I am trying to concatenate two data fields in template field via '/'character but I am getting error as ::
The server tag is not well formed.
How should I handle the special character in TemplateField.
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="FATHER NAME / MOTHER NAME">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("FATHER_NAME") + " '/' " + Eval("MOTHER_NAME")%>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
I haven't tested but this should work.
Text='<%# Eval("FATHER_NAME") + "/" + Eval("MOTHER_NAME")%>'
Define a method in code behind file
protected string GetParentsName(string fatherName, string montherName)
{
return Convert.ToString(fatherName) + "/" + Convert.ToString(montherName);
}
Call it for each row from aspx file like below:
<asp:Label runat="server" Text='<%# GetParentsName(Eval("FATHER_NAME") as string, Eval("MOTHER_NAME") as string) %>' />
I want to show "N/A" text in grid view label if value is not available in database and if it is available, then the value should be displayed instead of "N/A".
How can I customize my label?
This is the code that I have written to get the value.
<asp:Label ID="lblCineRunFrom" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("CineRunFrom") %>'></asp:Label>
This works:
<asp:Label id="dada" runat="server" Text='<%# string.Format("{0}",string.IsNullOrEmpty(Eval("CineRunFrom").ToString())?"N/A":Eval("CineRunFrom")) %>' ></asp:Label>
You may use this: Text='<%# Eval("CineRunFrom")?? "N/A" %>'
Add a new function in code behind & call it from HTML code, check sample code below.
Code
Private Function GetDisplayText(ByVal CineRunFrom As String) As String
'Do whatever you want here and return text to dispaly as required
End Function
HTML
<asp:Label ID="lblCineRunFrom" runat="server" Text='<%# GetDisplayText(Eval("CineRunFrom")) %>'></asp:Label>
OK I have a GridView and there is a column that I want to be a link if a file exists, otherwise I just want it to be a label. Right now I am changing the controls on RowDataBound event handler using the Row passed in the args. I am not a big fan of this as I am hard coding the column ID, and if it ever changes I will need to remember to change this code. I was hoping I could do a conditional in the asp code to add a link if a property value is not null otherwise add a label. Is this possible? Any different solutions?
I would like something like this:
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Status">
<ItemTemplate>
<%# if (Eval("LogFileName") == null)
<%#{
<asp:LinkButton ID="LogFileLink" runat="server" CommandArgument='<% #Eval("LogFileName") %>' CommandName="DownloadLogFile" Text='<%# Blah.NDQA.Core.Utilities.GetEnumerationDescription(typeof(Blah.NDQA.Core.BatchStatus), Eval("Status")) %>'>
<%# }
<%# else
<%#{
<asp:Label ID="LogFileLabel" runat="server"Text='<%# Blah.NDQA.Core.Utilities.GetEnumerationDescription(typeof(Blah.NDQA.Core.BatchStatus), Eval("Status")) %>'>
</asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
You can continue to use RowDataBound event but in your aspx you add:
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="PlaceHolder1" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
In your C# code something like that:
if (LogFileName) {
LinkButton ctrl = new LinkButton();
ctrl.CommandArgument= ...;
ctrl.CommandName= ...;
} else {
Label ctrl = new Label();
ctrl.Text= ...;
}
// You have to find the PlaceHolder1
PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(ctrl);
In this way you don't have to hard coding the column ID
I know this is a little old now but just in case someone else stumbles across this as I did when looking for an answer to a similar question, I found you can do something like this:
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:ImageButton ID="btnDownload" runat="server"
CommandName="Download"
CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Document_ID") & "," & Eval("Document_Name") %>'
ImageUrl="download.png" ToolTip='<%#"Download " & Eval("Document_Name") %>'
Visible='<%# Not(Eval("Document_ID") = -1) %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
i.e. set the Visible property to evaluate a boolean expression based on your field. If you wanted to display something instead of the download link or button, such as a "Not available" label, then you would just set its Visible property to the opposite boolean expression to your download link. (This is VB.NET not C#, but you get the idea.)
If you're going to be doing this a lot, I suggest writing your own field. The simplest approach is probably to make a NullableHyperlinkField inheriting from HyperlinkField, and render out a plain string if the anchor's URL would otherwise be null.
Use properties on the page to determine if you want to show the label or the link
<asp:GridView ID="gv" runat="server">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Status">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:LinkButton runat="server" Visible='<%# ShowLink %>' PostBackUrl="~/Aliases.aspx" >This is the link</asp:LinkButton>
<asp:Label runat="server" Visible='<%# ShowLabel %>'>Aliases label</asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
The add the properties ShowLink and ShowLable toyour code behind
public bool ShowLabel
{
get
{
//determine if the label should be shown
return false;
}
private set
{
//do nothing
}
}
public bool ShowLink
{
get
{
//determine if the link should be shown
return true;
}
private set
{
//do nothing
}
}
I databing array of User objects to GridView control. Last column contains "action" anchors (edit, remove):
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Actions">
<ItemTemplate>
Remove
Edit
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
However I would like not to output first anchor to Remove action if currently binded User object has the same id as use logged in (available with this.SessionUser.Id).Something like this:
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Actions">
<ItemTemplate>
Remove
if (this.SessionUser.Id <> Eval("user_id") { Edit }
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
How can I do it?
Thanks!
You can use a runat="server" control for this
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Actions">
<ItemTemplate>
Remove
<a href="Edit.aspx?id=<%# Eval("user_id") %>" runat="server"
visible='<%# this.SessionUser.Id <> Eval("user_id") %>'>Edit</a>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
All server controls, even HTML tags with runat="server" have this Visible property, which omits the control from the final HTML when it is false.
not supported :( you need to write another function passing it user_id and get the appripriate string from it like this:
//in cs file
protected string GetLink(object o)
{
if(!SessionUser.Id.Equals(o)) //or anyother way to compare equality
return string.Format("<a href=\"Edit.aspx?id={0}\">",0);
return "";
}
//in aspx file
<ItemTemplate>
Remove
<%# GetLink(Eval("user_id"))%>
</ItemTemplate>
you can use CSS:
<a style='visible:<%# this.SessionUser.Id <> Eval("user_id") %>' > ... </a>
make sure that this.SessionUser.Id is a public variable in your .cs file
How can I format data coming from a DataBinder.Eval statement in an ASPX page?
For example, I want to display the published date of the news items in a particular format in the homepage. I'm using the ASP.NET 2.0 Repeater control to show the list of news items.
The code for this goes like this:
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource1">
<HeaderTemplate><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="255"></HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr><td >
<a href='/content/latestNews.aspx?id=<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "id") %>'>
<asp:Label ID="lblNewsTitle" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "title") %>'></asp:Label>
</a>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
<asp:Label ID="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "publishedDate"))%>'></asp:Label>
</td></tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate></table></FooterTemplate></asp:Repeater>
Is there a way I could call a custom method with the DataBinder.Eval value as its parameter (something like below)?
<asp:Label ID="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# GetDateInHomepageFormat(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "publishedDate")) )%>'></asp:Label>
If yes, then where do I write the GetDateInHomepageFormat method? I tried out in the code behind page but got a run time error?
If this is not possible, is there a way to do inline formatting?
There is an optional overload for DataBinder.Eval to supply formatting:
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "expression"[, "format"]) %>
The format parameter is a String value, using the value placeholder replacement syntax (called composite formatting) like this:
<asp:Label id="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "publishedDate", "{0:dddd d MMMM}") %>'</label>
After some searching on the Internet I found that it is in fact very much possible to call a custom method passing the DataBinder.Eval value.
The custom method can be written in the code behind file, but has to be declared public or protected. In my question above, I had mentioned that I tried to write the custom method in the code behind but was getting a run time error. The reason for this was that I had declared the method to be private.
So, in summary the following is a good way to use DataBinder.Eval value to get your desired output:
default.aspx
<asp:Label ID="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# GetDateInHomepageFormat(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "publishedDate")) )%>'></asp:Label>
default.aspx.cs code:
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected string GetDateInHomepageFormat(DateTime d)
{
string retValue = "";
// Do all processing required and return value
return retValue;
}
}
Hope this helps others as well.
Why not use the simpler syntax?
<asp:Label id="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("publishedDate", "{0:dddd d MMMM}") %>'</label>
This is the template control "Eval" that takes in the expression and the string format:
protected internal string Eval(
string expression,
string format
)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3d2sz789.aspx
You can use a function into a repeater like you said, but notice that the DataBinder.Eval returns an object and you have to cast it to a DateTime.
You also can format your field inline:
<%# ((DateTime)DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"publishedDate")).ToString("yyyy-MMM-dd") %>
If you use ASP.NET 2.0 or newer you can write this as below:
<%# ((DateTime)Eval("publishedDate")).ToString("yyyy-MMM-dd") %>
Another option is to bind the value to label at OnItemDataBound event.
This line solved my problem:
<%#DateTime.Parse(Eval("DDDate").ToString()).ToString("dd-MM-yyyy")%>
To format the date using the local date format use:
<%#((DateTime)Eval("ExpDate")).ToString("d")%>
How to Format an Eval Statement to Display a Date using Date Locale
Thanks to all. I had been stuck on standard format strings for some time. I also used a custom function in VB.
Mark Up:-
<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" text='<%# Formatlabel(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "psWages1D")) %>'/>
Code behind:-
Public Function fLabel(ByVal tval) As String
fLabel = tval.ToString("#,##0.00%;(#,##0.00%);Zero")
End Function
Text='<%# DateTime.Parse(Eval("LastLoginDate").ToString()).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt") %>'
This works for the format as you want
<asp:Label ID="ServiceBeginDate" runat="server" Text='<%# (DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ServiceBeginDate", "{0:yyyy}") == "0001") ? "" : DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ServiceBeginDate", "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}") %>'>
</asp:Label>
You can use it this way in aspx page
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DateColoumnName", "{0:dd-MMM-yyyy}") %>