Programatically access an HTML table control

[simonm]

How do I programatically access an HTML table control from within VB? I actually want to access one of the table headers and set the text dependent on some logic.

I have given the table an ID="tbJobs" and the table header cell an ID="tbCustomField".

Any ideas?

[RobDog888]

In the CodeBehind...

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Me.tbJobs.Rows(0).Cells(0).Text = "My Table Header"
    '...

[mendhak]

You also have to give the table a runat attribute.

<table id="abc" runat="server"...>


Note, however. Once you make this change in the html view, go to design view, save the page, and THEN go into the codebehind.

[simonm]

Well, here's the rub. When i give it the runat="server" attribute, it complains that it can't convert a repeater control into a table header. This is because I am using an HTML table to format data displayed with a repeater control. It's kind of embedded in my HTML table. And it doesn't like it when I set the table to run at the server...

[mendhak]

Ah, you see, that was a bit of important information: The table is part of the template of a repeater control.

You need to get the repeater's ItemDataBound event. It's in there that you can check to see, first, the type of the row you are looking at (It could be ListItemType.Header, .Item, .Footer), and then if that condition is met, do a .FindControl() on the EventArg parameter of the event. (e.FindControl("tableid"))

[simonm]

And using the ItemDataBound event...my HTML table does not need to be runat="server"?

[mendhak]

No, it doesn't. Because the table will then only exist as part of the control collection of the item/header/footer in your repeater control. It's the same for a datagrid and I can vaguely recall talking to you about a similar situation back when...

[simonm]

Are you accusing me of having a short memory? Why you...you...whatever you name is!