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I'm using the DataList WebControl for the first time. What I am wanting to do is dynamically load a datalist bound to a datasource with radiobuttons. This datalist control resides within a <div>. In design mode, everything looks great, however, when I run my web app...nothing appears. Do I need to associate the datalist control to the div by chance? I'm just not sure and I couldn't find any documentation that would lead me to believe that.
Thanks,
Did you check the view source of that page, did the list showed up there ?
Can you show the code, both the ASPX markup and the code that you are using?
Gary
What are you referring to when you say "viewsource"?
Here is my markup! The only thing that shows up in the Design Mode are the 2 sqlDataSources.
HTML Code:<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="WebApplication1._Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:Table ID="Table1" runat="server">
<asp:TableRow runat="server" Width="100%">
<asp:TableCell runat="server" Width="30%">
<asp:DataList ID="ddlGender" runat="server" RepeatColumns="3" RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoGender" runat="server" style="padding:7px;"
text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Band_Value_Name") %>'/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
</asp:TableCell>
<asp:TableCell runat="server" Width="65%">
<asp:DataList ID="ddlFamilyComp" runat="server" RepeatColumns="5" RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:RadioButton id="rdoFamilyComp" runat="server" style="padding:7px;"
text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Band_Value_Name") %>'></asp:RadioButton>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
</asp:TableCell>
</asp:TableRow>
</asp:Table>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:OA_ConfigurationConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT [Band_Value_Name] FROM [Band_Value_Bkup] WHERE ([Band_ID] = @Band_ID)">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:Parameter DefaultValue="4" Name="Band_ID" Type="Int32" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource2" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:OA_ConfigurationConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT [Band_Value_Name] FROM [Band_Value_Bkup] WHERE ([Band_ID] = @Band_ID)">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:Parameter DefaultValue="3" Name="Band_ID" Type="Int32" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Where are you setting the DataSource property of the DataList?
Gary
Gary,
I guess I'm not. I thought by using the RadioButtons and then assigning a datasource to the RadioButtons was accomplishing that. I'm using 2 SqlDataSources. I just tried setting the DataSource property of both DataLists to the appropriate SqlDataSources. When I ran the app, I got the error message "The 'DataSource' property cannot be set declaratively". Here is the updated markup:
HTML Code:<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="WebApplication1._Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:Table ID="Table1" runat="server">
<asp:TableRow runat="server" Width="100%">
<asp:TableCell runat="server" Width="30%">
<asp:DataList ID="ddlGender" runat="server" DataSource="SqlDataSource2" RepeatColumns="3" RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoGender" runat="server" style="padding:7px;"
text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Band_Value_Name") %>'/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
</asp:TableCell>
<asp:TableCell runat="server" Width="65%">
<asp:DataList ID="ddlFamilyComp" runat="server" DataSource="SqlDataSource1 RepeatColumns="5" RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:RadioButton id="rdoFamilyComp" runat="server" style="padding:7px;"
text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Band_Value_Name") %>'></asp:RadioButton>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
</asp:TableCell>
</asp:TableRow>
</asp:Table>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:OA_ConfigurationConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT [Band_Value_Name] FROM [Band_Value_Bkup] WHERE ([Band_ID] = @Band_ID)">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:Parameter DefaultValue="4" Name="Band_ID" Type="Int32" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource2" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:OA_ConfigurationConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT [Band_Value_Name] FROM [Band_Value_Bkup] WHERE ([Band_ID] = @Band_ID)">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:Parameter DefaultValue="3" Name="Band_ID" Type="Int32" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Hey,
You can find the documentation for the DataList here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=VS.85).aspx
Trying doing this in the server side code:
GaryCode:Me.ddlGender = Me.SqlDataSource2
Thanks Gary...I'll take a peek at it!
Did you get this working Blake? I see you have marked the thread resolved.
Did setting the DataSource in the code behind work for you?
Gary
I did get it working Gary, however, I went to a RadioButtonList which worked great!
Thanks,
Ah, yes, I read your other thread after I posted in this one.
Gary