asp:repeater - If/Then script in <ItemTemplate>

Here is an HTML extract from my ASPX document with a data repeater control:

Code:

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<asp:repeater id="Repeater1" runat="server">
        <HeaderTemplate>
                <table border="1" width="100%">
                        <tr>
                                <th>Name</th>
                        </tr>
        <ItemTemplate>
                        <tr>
                                <td><%#Container.DataItem("Name_vc")></td>
                        </tr>
        </ItemTemplate>
        <FooterTemplate>
                </table>
        </FooterTemplate>
</asp:repeater>

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However, I want to display a conditional value in my ItemTemplate dependant on the Name_vc field. I want to do something like this:

Code:

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<ItemTemplate>
        <td>
                <%
                        If #Container.DataItem("Name_vc") = "Fred" THEN
                                Response.Write("Your name is Fred")
                        Else
                                Response.Write("Your name is not Fred")
                        End If
                %>
        </td>
</ItemTemplate>

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I get a compiler error message: "BC30201: Expression expected." It highlights the line I have coloured red.

Does anybody know how I can get this to work?

The way I do it is create a method that handles all the logic and passes back a string to be output.

Sorry it's in C# but my VB.NET ain't too hot!

Code:

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<ItemTemplate>
        <td>
                <%# displayName((string) DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name_vc")) %>
        </td>
</ItemTemplate>

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and the method

Code:

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string diplayName(string nameField) {
        if (nameField == "Fred") {
                return "Your name is Fred";
        } else {
                return "Your name is not Fred";
        }
}

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HTH

DJ

Thanks.

However, my actual requirements are slightly more complex than that. What actually I want to do is insert a Hyperlink control for certain values and leave it blank for other values... :sick:

In which case:

Code:

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<ItemTemplate>
        <td>
                <asp:Label id="lblTest" runat="server" Text=<%# displayName((string) DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name_vc")) %> />
        </td>
</ItemTemplate>

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DJ

I don't understand...

How will the above code become an asp:hyperlink under certain conditions?

I've misunderstood - ignore last post - let me just think this through...

DJ

OK if you place a placeholder control into the itemtemplate you will then have a control to tie dynamically created controls to.

Code:

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<ItemTemplate>
        <td>
                <asp:PlaceHolder id="lblTest" runat="server" />
        </td>
</ItemTemplate>

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Then you need to create a method to handle the repeater ItemDataBound event. When this method is called you can then create dynamic controls (such as a Hyperlink) and add them to the PlaceHolder ControlCollection.

Have a search on Google and if you can't come up with any code let me know and I'll come up with an example.

HTH

DJ

Thanks a lot for your advice. :)