I am binding images to datalist. Taking the image name from database and giving the path.
My code is:
<asp:DataList ID="dlImages" runat="server" RepeatColumns="4">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:ImageButton ID="ImageButton1" Height="200px" Width="200px" ImageUrl='<%# Eval("PageName","D:\Sagar\Kinston\WebSite\ScreenMasterImages\{0}.jpg") %>' runat="server" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
On .cs page:
ds = gc.GetDataToListBinder("select DISTINCT PageOrderID,PageName from ScreenMaster order by PageOrderID")
dlImages.DataSource = ds.Tables(0)
dlImages.DataBind()
I am facing 2 problems :
When imagename has space in between it adds %20 in between
Eg. if imagename is "API Message", it takes it as: "API%20Message"
I tried On this Problem:
Added ImageUrl='<%#Server.HtmlDecode(Eval("PageName","D:\Sagar\Kinston\WebSite\ScreenMasterImages\{0}.jpg"))'
But I got error:
XML literals and XML properties are not supported in embedded code within ASP.NET
If there is not space Eg.image name is "Charges" , Then also its not showing it in datalist.
When i ran project, and right clicked on it and view source, then its showing me correct path as:
src="D:\Sagar\Kinston\WebSite\ScreenMasterImages\Charges.jpg"
but not showing image.
Please help me with above code.
Where i have made mistake?
What else i should add in it?
Keep it easy and simple.
When trying things like that with URL, to know exactly what to write down, try typing it in your address bar so you'll be able to find the exact syntax needed in order to make it work correctly.
I've done this tons of time and work for me... So you could try something like :
<asp:DataList ID="dlImages" runat="server" RepeatColumns="4">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:ImageButton ID="ImageButton1" Height="200px" Width="200px"
ImageUrl='<%# String.Format("{0}{1}.jpg", "~\ScreenMasterImages\", Server.HtmlDecode(Eval("PageName"))) %>'
runat="server" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
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So I have gridview pulling fields from a table and my hyperlinkfield is used to go to a specific page for that row to get more detailed data. Everything seems to work great except when the field used in the hyperlinkfield has an ampersand. I assume it is reading the ampersand as something else and so it doesn't bring up the proper info because the ampersand is in the name in the database.
Hyperlinkfieldcode:
<asp:HyperLinkField HeaderText="Name" Text="{0}" DataNavigateUrlFields="Name" DataNavigateUrlFormatString="item.aspx?name={0}" DataTextField="Name" />
Example:
A clicking on the name "test item" would take you to mysite.com/item.aspx?name=test%20item and this works.
However, clicking on "test & test item" it takes you to mysite.com/item.aspx?name=test%20item%20&%20item which does not work. It just pulls up a page with blank info.
What can I do to fix this?
Update:
I converted the hyperlinkfield to a hyperlink inside a template field, but the url is now coming out weird.the url now comes out like mysite.com/item.aspx?name=System.Int32%5b%5d
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("Name") %>' DataNavigateUrlFields="Name" NavigateUrl='<%# "name.aspx?name=" + HttpUtility.UrlEncode({0}.ToString())%>' DataTextField="Name" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
My original answer was incomplete (due to not being able to see the entire code). This answer will contain the missing elements.
The main object is to UrlEncode the data field Name, so that it can be used as (part of) a url link .
1 - First we must ensure that the field "Name", is listed as DataKeyNames for the GridView as follows:
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataKeyNames="Name" ...
2 - Secondly (if using a navigateURL) create a TemplateField i.e. (asp:TemplateField ) and use Eval() method to access the DataField in conjunction with UrlEncode() .
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink ID="NameLink" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>' NavigateUrl='<%# "name.aspx?name=" + HttpUtility.UrlEncode(Eval("Name").ToString())%>' ></asp:HyperLink>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
Option 2 Alternatively you can use a HyperLinkField and DataNavigateURL but you should still designate Name as a DataKeyNames .
Hope this works with no problems. Let me know if any clarification is needed.
Happy coding and Cheers,
I have a few fields that look like this in a website that uses ASP and VB (the data is displayed in a gridview):
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText ="Comp" SortExpression="NAM_CMPT" ItemStyle-Width="50%" ItemStyle-Wrap ="false" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign ="left">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID ="Label_Comp" runat="server"
Text='<%# Eval("CDE_CMPT") + " - " + Eval("NAM_CMPT")%>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
And what I'm trying to do is display nothing in the field if the data is empty, and display the string you see in the Text property if there is data. Currently it displays the hyphen used in the Text string when there is no data. I tried several methods of formatting the Eval that I found online but was unable to find a working solution. I also tried using the
EmptyDataText
property however this seemed to have no effect.
I am new to ASP so that could be user error. Any help is greatly appreciated.
You can also use eval for visible and check for data
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText ="Comp" SortExpression="NAM_CMPT" ItemStyle-Width="50%" ItemStyle-Wrap ="false" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign ="left">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID ="Label_Comp" runat="server" visible='<%# If(String.IsNullOrEmpty(Eval("CDE_CMPT")), false, true)'
Text='<%# Eval("CDE_CMPT") + " - " + Eval("NAM_CMPT")%>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
I haven't used VB.net is a while, so the syntax might be off.
I've a problem with asp:image and asp:imagebutton alternate text: it's not visible when I move the mouse over the image. I declared the object in that way:
<asp:ImageButton ID="ButtonStatus"
ImageUrl='<%# IIF(Eval("Active")=1,"../images/folders/actived.png","../images/folders/deactivate.png")%>' CommandName="ChangeStatus" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("id_repository") %>' OnCommand="FolderCommand"
Enabled = '<% #iif(mySecurity.Admin=1, "True", "False") %>' Width="24px" AlternateText="Change the status"
runat="server" />
and for asp:image
<asp:HyperLink runat="server" ID="url_groups" NavigateUrl="~/action/Group_manager.aspx?action=2">
<asp:Image id="img_groups" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Images/folders/group_config.png" AlternateText="Group manager"
EnableViewState="false" ImageAlign="Middle" Width="32px" CssClass="navigation" />
</asp:HyperLink>
Could you help me? I tried to search on web but I wasn't able to find any post or suggestion to fix that problem
thanks,
Andrea
It's browser dependent whether the alt text gets shown when you mouse over an image. If you set the ToolTip parameter on a .NET Image or ImageButton it will render a title attribute which shows across pretty much every browser.
Here's an example from a site I'm currently working on:
<asp:HyperLink ID="ReplyLink" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# Eval("SrcAddr", "~/msp/send.aspx?to={0}") %>'>
<asp:Image ID="ReplyIcon" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/images/email_go.png" AlternateText="Reply" ToolTip="Reply" />
</asp:HyperLink>
I think you're mixing up the alt attribute with the title attribute. Alt is shown when the user doesn't accept images and for screen readers whereas the title attribute is shown as tool tip when you hover the image.
I have an application with ajax star rating but when i am assigning value to CurrentRating from datatable then it showing error of "Specified cast is not valid".
I am using this code.
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Rating" SortExpression="CustomerRating">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CustomerRating")%>'></asp:Label></a>
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<cc1:Rating ID="Rating1" runat="server" CurrentRating='<%# Bind("CustomerRating") %>'
StarCssClass="ratingStar"
WaitingStarCssClass="savedRatingStar"
FilledStarCssClass="filledRatingStar"
EmptyStarCssClass="emptyRatingStar"
>
</cc1:Rating>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
Then its showing error CurrentRating='<%# Bind("CustomerRating") %>'.
I am taking refrence from these sites.
asp.net forum
Code Project
Same thing working on Code project.
The problem is most likely that the CustomerRating property of your data item is not of the correct data type. Rating expects an int. The Databinder does use reflection and attempts to automatically handle type conversions, but it has limits.
Unfortunatly there isn't enough information in your qustion to know what the actual runtime type of CustomerRating is, so I can't say why it can't be cast. My advise would be to explicitly cast or convert the property like so:
CurrentRating='<%# (string)Bind("CustomerRating") %>'
CurrentRating='<%# Bind("CustomerRating").ToString() %>'
CurrentRating='<%# (int)Bind("CustomerRating") %>'
If you can't convert it simply, or just need to get a debugger on it so you can figure out what the type is you can call out to a custom method in your code-behind instead (and you can attach a debugger there to so you can see the runtime type of the item:
CurrentRating='<%# MyCustomMethod(Eval("CustomerRating")) %>'
in code behind:
public string MyCustomMethod(object customerRating)
{
string rValue = ... //do whatever you need to do to customerRating to get a string out of it
// good place to set a breakpoint you you can examine what type customerRating actually is so you can figure out how best to convert it to something databinding can use
return rValue;
}
I'm working through examples in a book trying to learn ASP.NET, and I've stumbled on something strange in there. First of all, if I type it as it's written in the book, VS gives me errors. This is the code as it's written in the book:
<asp:DataList ID="employeesList" runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Literal ID="extraDetailsLiteral" runat="server" EnableViewState="false" />
Name: <strong><%#Eval("Name") %></strong><br />
Username: <strong><%#Eval("Username") %></strong><br />
<asp:LinkButton ID="detailsButton" runat="server" Text=<%#"View more details about " + Eval("Name")%>
CommandName="MoreDetailsPlease"
CommandArgument=<%#Eval("EmployeeID")%> />
</ItemTemplate>
<SeparatorTemplate>
<hr />
</SeparatorTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
So, I've plucked at it for a while, and came up with this solution which actually compiles:
<asp:DataList ID="employeesList" runat="server" onitemcommand="employeesList_ItemCommand">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Literal ID="extraDetailsLiteral" runat="server" EnableViewState="false" />
Name: <strong><%#Eval("Name") %></strong><br />
Username: <strong><%#Eval("Username") %></strong><br />
<asp:LinkButton ID="detailsButton" runat="server" Text='View more details about <%# Eval("Name") %>'
CommandName="MoreDetailsPlease" CommandArgument='<%Eval("EmployeeID") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
<SeparatorTemplate>
<hr />
</SeparatorTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
Notice that I've also added the OnItemCommand in the asp:DataList tag, so now I'm able to fire the event as expected.
However, results in the browser isn't what I expect; the Name and Username listed in strong text show just fine, but the Literal control that should show extra details (the EmployeeID field) and the Name field inside the LinkButton won't show their values in the page:
not showing as expected http://lh6.ggpht.com/_x84bQLYH57A/SgxzygartcI/AAAAAAAAAIY/nhT-6RUJa6o/s144/EmployeeDirectory_notshowing.jpg
It should say "EmployeeID: 1" and "View more details about Zak Ruvalcaba"
I guess it's the Eval function that's not working when inside another control, can anyone help me out?
Change the LinkButton as :
<asp:LinkButton ID="detailsButton" runat="server"
Text='<%# Eval("Name", "View more details about {0}") %>'
CommandName="MoreDetailsPlease"
CommandArgument='<%# Eval("EmployeeID") %>' />
Sorry I confused the order of parameters. I updated my answer. Format must be the second parameter.
You can view another question I posted yesterday concerning something eerily similar here:
Need help with Eval inside DataList
I do believe Canavar actually gave the correct answer, however.