hyperlink text color problem?

[Techno]

When i am trying to bind data to a datalist, one of the columns has a hyperlink - thats fine

but for some reason, there is no text!, or there is but it doesnt seem to appear on the hyperlink! The link exists, you can click on it fine but there is no text! I have even tried changing the forecolor but that didnt make a difference

if i put some text in the "text" databinder of that control/element - there is text, it shows it

but the hyperlink option doesnt...any ideas?

[Magiaus]

I had a problem like this with the DataGrid not allowing you to set a link color. I preform a loop in the DataBind event.

        private void dgProductsEx_ItemDataBound(object sender, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs e)
        {
            //add style tag to hyperlinks
            if(e.Item.Controls.Count > 0)
            {
                for(int i = 0; i < e.Item.Controls.Count; i++)
                {
                    if(e.Item.Controls[i].GetType().ToString() == "System.Web.UI.WebControls.TableCell")
                    {
                        if(e.Item.Controls.Count > 0)
                        {
                            for(int j = 0; j < e.Item.Controls[i].Controls.Count; j++)
                            {
                                if(e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j].GetType().ToString() == "System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink")
                                {
                                    ((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).CssClass = "pkGridLink";
                                    ((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).Attributes.Add("onmouseover", "status='PK Promotions ~ Custom Importing and Exporting.';return true;");
                                    if(((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).Text == "Edit")
                                    {
                                        string doEdit = e.Item.Cells[2].Controls[0].ClientID;
                                        doEdit = doEdit.Replace("_", "$");
                                        doEdit = doEdit.Replace("$$","$_");
                                        ((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).NavigateUrl = "javascript:__doPostBack('" + doEdit + "','')";
                                    }
                                    else if(((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).Text == "Delete")
                                    {
                                        string doDel = e.Item.Cells[3].Controls[0].ClientID;
                                        
                                        doDel = doDel.Replace("_", "$");
                                        doDel = doDel.Replace("$$","$_");

                                        ((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).NavigateUrl = "javascript:__doPostBack('" + doDel + "','')";
                                    }
                                    else if(((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).Text == "View Quotes")
                                    {
                                        string doQt = e.Item.Cells[5].Controls[0].ClientID;
                                        
                                        doQt = doQt.Replace("_", "$");
                                        doQt = doQt.Replace("$$","$_");

                                        ((System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink)e.Item.Controls[i].Controls[j]).NavigateUrl = "javascript:__doPostBack('" + doQt + "','')";
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } 

I can't say I'm happy with it, but it does the job. The DataGrid is a DataList extended so you should be able to do something like this. I do some other things in there to wire up dummy links to a hidden Grid LinkButton because I could not make the thing take a style..... Which is stupid. Microsoft forgets things sometimes.....

[Techno]

lol i sorted the problem - forgot to put in the code in the text property of the databind for the hyperlink

[Magiaus]

Isn't that just way to much code to make a link look right.... lol