Using inline code

Question posted by: Bob Ross (Member) on July 23rd, 2008 08:57 AM

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good article or somewhere I can learn more about inline code?

I am trying to set a links text and visibility without using the code behind file like this -
<asp:HyperLink ID="OrdersMaintenanceLink"
runat="server"
Text='<%# TranslateTag("vbeiTest") %>'
NavigateUrl="~/SE/Orders/ManageCustomerServices.aspx"
Visible='<%# CurrentOperator.IsClient = "True" %>'
CssClass="StandaloneLinks" />

But this doesn't work and I don't know why?

Plater

Moderator

5,575 Posts

July 23rd, 2008
06:45 PM
#2

Re: Using inline code

What are you trying to accomplish with this:

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Visible='<%# CurrentOperator.IsClient = "True" %>'

Are you trying to do a comparison?
Wouldn't that be ==?

Bob Ross

Member

119 Posts

July 24th, 2008
03:59 PM
#3

Re: Using inline code

I would like the hyperlink to be visbile or not depending on the IsClient property of the currentOperator object.

A single '=' is used for comparison in vb.net. a double '==' throws an error.

Plater

Moderator

5,575 Posts

July 24th, 2008
04:49 PM
#4

Re: Using inline code

isClient is a string and not a boolean? If it were a boolean you could just use it's .ToString() property?

I have used this successfully (Note the %= and not %#)

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<div id="SWA" class="SWA" style="<%=GlobalVars.SWAStyle %>" >

Bob Ross

Member

119 Posts

July 25th, 2008
08:49 AM
#5

Re: Using inline code

No IsClient is a boolean property of the CurrentOperator object.

I tried -

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<asp:HyperLink ID="OrdersMaintenanceLink" 

runat="server" 

Text="vbeiOrdersMaintenance" 

NavigateUrl="~/SE/Orders/ManageCustomerServices.aspx" Visible='<%=CurrentOperator.IsClient%>' 

CssClass="StandaloneLinks" />

But to no avail.

Anyone know any good resources I can read up on inline code?

Bob Ross

Member

119 Posts

July 25th, 2008
09:15 AM
#6

Re: Using inline code

According to this article it is not possible to edit a controls properties using the <% %> tags. These can only be used at the top page level (i.e outside of controls).

There is however a work around.

Plater how did you get it to work?

Plater

Moderator

5,575 Posts

July 28th, 2008
01:32 PM
#7

Re: Using inline code

Ah ah ah!
"Visible" is an ASP.NET attribute, not the html attribute.
I had mine on a plain HTML element (a DIV) so it did not try to validate attributes for the ASP.NET object.

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