How to bind a label inside a gridview to another table? - asp.net

I have a very standard Gridview, with Edit and Delete buttons auto-generated.
It is bound to a tableadapter which is linked to my RelationshipTypes table.
dbo.RelationshipTypes:
ID, Name, OriginConfigTypeID, DestinationConfigTypeID
I wish to use a label that will pull the name from the ConfigTypes table, using the OriginConfigTypeID and DestinationTypeID as the link.
dbo.ConfigTypes:
ID, Name
My problem is, I can't automatically generate Edit and Delete buttons using an Inner Join in my dataset. Or can I?
Here is my code:
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
AutoGenerateDeleteButton="True" AutoGenerateEditButton="True" CssClass="TableList"
DataKeyNames="ID" DataSourceID="dsRelationShipTypes1">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="ID" HeaderText="ID" InsertVisible="False" ReadOnly="True"
SortExpression="ID" Visible=False/>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Origin" SortExpression="OriginCIType_ID">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList Enabled=true ID="DropDownList2" runat="server" DataSourceID="dsCIType1"
DataTextField="Name" DataValueField="ID" SelectedValue='<%# Bind("OriginCIType_ID") %>'>
</asp:DropDownList>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("OriginCIType_ID") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Name" SortExpression="Name">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Name") %>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Name") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Destination" SortExpression="DestinationCIType_ID">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList3" runat="server" DataSourceID="dsCIType1" DataTextField="Name"
DataValueField="ID" SelectedValue='<%# Bind("DestinationCIType_ID") %>'>
</asp:DropDownList>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("DestinationCIType_ID") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
So I did try to create my own edit and delete buttons, but kept receiving the error
"cannot find update method"
or something similar. Do I have to manually code the delete and update methods in my code-behind?

You have to tell either the ObjectDataSource what object to use or the SQLDataSource what stored proc to use. Use the "UpdateMethod" attribute.

You can use the code behind technique to mention about what are the method that could handle the update and delete function. This is the standard way to do that. You can either use the Sqldatasorce to describe the source.You can mention which all the tables used for inner join and can also use the sql query.

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asp.net Gridview checkbox is clickable without edit

I have a checkbox on my griview and its able to be clicked before the edit button is clicked, this doesn't make sense to me and its not something I have came across before. In theory the checkbox should be greyed out until a user clicks the edit button.
Nothing can be updated but it just doesn't make any sense as to why this functionality would be available. I have set up Gridviews before using checkboxes and never came across this. Below is my code:
<asp:GridView ID="gvLeagues" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns="False"
onpageindexchanging="gvLeagues_PageIndexChanging"
onrowcancelingedit="gvLeagues_RowCancelingEdit"
onrowdatabound="gvLeagues_RowDataBound"
onrowediting="gvLeagues_RowEditing"
onrowupdating="gvLeagues_RowUpdating"
onsorting="gvLeagues_Sorting" EnableModelValidation="True"
CssClass="footable"
EditRowStyle-CssClass="table table-bordered" >
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<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Name" SortExpression="Name">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Name")%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate><asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Name")%>'></asp:Label></ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Created Date" SortExpression="CreatedDate">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server" ReadOnly="true" Text='<%# Bind("CreatedDate")%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate><asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("CreatedDate")%>'></asp:Label></ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Day" SortExpression="Day">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Day")%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate><asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Day")%>'></asp:Label></ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Season" SortExpression="Season">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox4" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Season")%>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate><asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Season")%>'></asp:Label></ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Enabled" SortExpression="Enabled">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="chkEnabled" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("Enabled")%>' />
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate><asp:CheckBox ID="chkEnabled" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("Enabled")%>' /></ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
When using the ItemTemplate, you are the one specifying what and how you want to see it. Just set that checkbox as disabled.
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Enabled" SortExpression="Enabled">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="chkEnabled" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("Enabled")%>' />
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate><asp:CheckBox ID="chkEnabled" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("Enabled")%>' enabled="False"/></ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

Label text databind to a column alias with dot

I have this Select statement:
SELECT recordID As [Zap.st.] FROM SomeTable
When I try to bind the result to a GridView with template fields using an asp:Label I get this error:
System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): DataBinding: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property with the name 'Zap'
This is a sample GridView:
<asp:GridView ID="gvMainData" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Zap.št." SortExpression="Zap.st." ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left" HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblZapSt" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Zap.st.") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
I tried:
Text='<%# Eval("[Zap.st.]") %>'
Text='<%# Eval("'Zap.st.'") %>'
but none of these seem to work.
Edit: To further clarify my problem:
My Select statement is a View on Sql Server, the results in my asp.net come in as [Zap.st.], there is no reference that this is [recordID]
Try this code :
<asp:GridView ID="gvMainData" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Zap.št." SortExpression="Zap.st." ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left" HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblZapSt" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("recordID") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
I found a similar question on SO, this is the solution:
<asp:Label ID="lblZapStD" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.GetPropertyValue(Container.DataItem, "Zap.st.") %>' />
And this is the original question with an accepted answer.

EditItemTemplate values not getting read properly

I am trying to build a simple GridView.
I have a Products table and it contains ProductID and ModelName.
I am using LINQ to SQL
My GridView code is
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="objData" AutoGenerateColumns="false" AutoGenerateEditButton="true" DataKeyNames="ProductID,ModelName">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Product ID">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ProductID") %>'/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Model Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ModelName") %>'/>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ModelName") %>'/>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
and my datasource code is
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="objData" runat="server" SelectMethod="GetAll" UpdateMethod="UpdateProduct"
DataObjectTypeName="TestLINQProto.tblProduct" TypeName="TestLINQProto.ProductsList"></asp:ObjectDataSource>
I have my update method written like this
[DataObjectMethod(DataObjectMethodType.Update,true)]
public void UpdateProduct(tblProduct product)
{
EshopDataAccess.UpdateProduct(product);//This will call a LINQ function to update the product
}
The issue is that the tblProduct that the UpdateProduct contain original values. It is not getting the updated values.
I think the issue is that you are using Eval method which only supports reading/fetching of data. Use Bind Method in your grid aspx code. Like this
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="objData" AutoGenerateColumns="false" AutoGenerateEditButton="true" DataKeyNames="ProductID,ModelName">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Product ID">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ProductID") %>'/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Model Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ModelName") %>'/>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox runat="server" Text='<%#Bind("ModelName") %>'/>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>

DataBinding: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property with the name 'M'

I am getting this exception at runtime which says it cannot find a column 'M' in datasource, but i am not using 'M' anywhere. I am trying to bind data to dropdownlist inside gridview.
I need to do this in .aspx page rather than code behind.
Here's the code i am using:
<asp:GridView ID="grdDrpDownlistSample" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" DataSourceID="sqlDS1">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="User Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name").ToString()%>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Logged In Status">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="chkStatus" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("LoggedIn") %>'></asp:CheckBox>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Sex">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList ID="drpSex" DataSourceID="sqlDS1" runat="server" DataTextField='<%# Eval("Sex") %>' DataValueField='<%# Eval("id") %>' ></asp:DropDownList>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="sqlDS1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString %>" SelectCommand="select * from Users"> </asp:SqlDataSource>
It's working now.
I have got this working by removing Eval from dropdownlist, as it was expecting just the column name not the Eval expression.

Simple databinding to gridview columns

I have a GridView that I use to show my users the result of a search. I want to allow them to choose which columns are shown on the GridView when performing their search. Simple enough, yes? I wanted to try doing this using just databinding, no events. Unfortunately, my code fails to update the GridView using checkboxes bound to the column's Visible property. The state of the chechboxes changes, but the Visible property of the columns does not.
Snippet of Search.aspx:
<myControl:FacultyGridView ID="FacultyGridView1" runat="server" />
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("HeaderText") %>' Checked='<%# Bind("Visible") %>' AutoPostBack=true/></ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
Code-behind snippet in Search.aspx.cs:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Repeater1.DataSource = FacultyGridView1.GridView.Columns;
Repeater1.DataBind();
}
To be clear, the GridView is exposed as a public property of a user control named FacultyGridView. Relevant snippet of FacultyGridView.ascx:
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True" PageSize="25">
<PagerSettings Mode="NumericFirstLast" Position="TopAndBottom" />
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="Name" HeaderText="Name" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Name" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="University" SortExpression="UniversityID">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("University.Name") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Division">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSource='<%# Eval("DivisionMemberships") %>'>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Division.Name") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:BoundField DataField="Title" HeaderText="Title" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Title" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Research Type">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSource='<%# Eval("ResearchTypeMappings") %>'>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("ResearchType.Name") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:BoundField DataField="Expertise" HeaderText="Expertise" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Expertise" />
<asp:HyperLinkField DataNavigateUrlFields="Website" DataTextField="Website" HeaderText="Website"
SortExpression="Website" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Phone" HeaderText="Phone" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Phone" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Email Address" SortExpression="EmailAddress">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# Eval("EmailAddress", "mailto:{0}") %>'
Text='<%# Eval("EmailAddress") %>'></asp:HyperLink>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
Finally, I should mention that the GridView is bound by a Button on the page, but I am not getting updates to the Visible property whether I play with the checkboxes before or after databinding. Furthermore, I have not seen my desired behavior when binding the repeater only on the first Page_Load() using if(!IsPostBack), nor by not using Checkbox.AutoPostback true or false. Any clue as to what I'm doing wrong? I expect it to be something simple, but I'm a bit green here.
As a note: I know how to do this easily with events, but I want to do it with databinding as a learning exercise.
Probably because every time the grid is bound to the data, the column & settings are recreated (with-out your changes).

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