how to find the control OfferID? - asp.net

Question

<asp:ListView ID="ListView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1"
DataKeyNames="OfferID" GroupItemCount="2" >
<LayoutTemplate>
<table runat="server">
<tr runat="server">
<td runat="server">
<table ID="groupPlaceholderContainer" runat="server" border="0" style="">
<tr ID="groupPlaceholder" runat="server">
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr runat="server">
<td runat="server" style="">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<td runat="server" style="">
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="ResImage">
<div id="slideshow">
<asp:Image ID="Image1" runat="server" ImageUrl='<%# Eval ("Image1") %>' Width="250px" Height="190px" CssClass="active" />
<asp:Image ID="Image5" runat="server" ImageUrl='<%# Eval ("Image2") %>' Width="250px" Height="190px" />
<asp:Image ID="Image4" runat="server" ImageUrl='<%# Eval ("Image3") %>' Width="250px" Height="190px" />
</div>
</div>
<div id="ResDesc">
<asp:Label ID="lblDesc" runat="server" Width="290px" Height="190px" BackColor="White" Text='<%# Eval("Offer") %>'></asp:Label>
</div>
<div id="ResPrice1">
<asp:Label ID="lblValue" runat="server" Text="Value" CssClass="ResValue"></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="lblDiscount" runat="server" Text="Discount" CssClass="ResDiscount"></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="lblYouPay" runat="server" Text="You Pay" CssClass="ResYouPay"></asp:Label>
<div id="ResPrice2">
<asp:Label ID="lblValueAmt" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Value") %>' CssClass="ResValueAmt"></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="lblDiscountAmt" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Discount") %>' CssClass="ResDiscountAmt"></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="lblYouPayAmt" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("YouPay") %>' CssClass="ResYouPayAmt"></asp:Label>
</div>
<asp:Label ID="lblRestaurantName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("RestaurantName") %>'></asp:Label><br />
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkGetCoupon" runat="server">Get Discount Coupon</asp:LinkButton>
</div>
<div id="HowItWorks">
<asp:Label ID="lblHowItWorks" runat="server" Text="How It Works?" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Red"></asp:Label>
<ul>
<li><asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text="1.Click on the 'Get Discount Coupon' button" Font-Size="10px"></asp:Label></li>
<li><asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text="2.Get a print of your Voucher and carry it during your visit to the outlet." Font-Size="10px"></asp:Label></li>
<li><asp:Label ID="Label5" runat="server" Text="3.Show your Voucher and pay the amount directly to the merchant. " Font-Size="10px"></asp:Label></li>
</ul>
</div>
<asp:Label ID="OfferID" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("OfferID") %>' Visible="false"></asp:Label>
</div>
</td>
</ItemTemplate>
How to find the label control with the id=OfferID...how to use findcontrol here??
i want to find the OfferID of the row on which i click...i have a linkbutton lnkGetCoupon..when i click on the link button...i want to pass the OfferID in the query string to the next page.
i am a new user so they do not let me post answer to my own question
heres the answer...
i added CommandArgument='<%# Eval("OfferID") %> to the link button.
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkGetCoupon" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("OfferID") %>' runat="server">Get Discount Coupon</asp:LinkButton>
and used the ListView1_ItemCommand
Protected Sub ListView1_ItemCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListViewCommandEventArgs) Handles ListView1.ItemCommand
Dim offer As String
offer = e.CommandArgument.ToString()
Dim url As String = "~/RestaurantDedicatedPage.aspx?offerID=" + offer
Response.Redirect(url, True)
End Sub

Answer 1

You don't need the Label at all, you can get the OfferID from the DataKeys collection.
First, add a CommandName to your LinkButton:
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkGetCoupon" runat="server" CommandName="GetCoupon">Get Discount Coupon</asp:LinkButton>
Then use it in the ItemCommand handler:
protected void ListView1_ItemCommand(object sender, ListViewCommandEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CommandName == "GetCoupon")
{
ListViewDataItem item = (ListViewDataItem)e.Item;
int index = item.DataItemIndex;
string offerID = ((ListView)sender).DataKeys[index]["OfferID"].ToString();
Response.Redirect("yourUrl" + offerID);
}
}

Answer 2

Attach to the ListView.ItemCommand event and within that event you can search on the Item in the ListViewCommandEventArgs to find the control you need to alter.
Update your ListView in your ASPX to hook up the ItemCommand event:
<asp:ListView ... OnItemDataBound="ListView1_ItemCommand">
<ItemTemplate>
...
<asp:LinkButton id="lnkGetCoupon" CommandName="View" CommandArgument="<%# Eval("OfferID") %>" />
...
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
The ItemCommand event will be fired when a Button or LinkButton (or some other button-esque control) is clicked. To handle this event, add the following
code to your *.aspx.cs (code-behind) file:
protected void ListView1_ItemDataBound(object sender, ListViewCommandEventArgs e)
{
//Check if the lnkGetCoupon button was clicked.
if (string.Equals("View", e.CommandName))
{
//Get the offerID from the CommandArgument.
int offerID = int.Parse(e.CommandArgument);
//Perform your logic using the offerID
}
}