How do I bind an array, arrayList or even a stack to a repeater
containing hyperlinks.
The data structure (array, arrayList or even a stack) has dates
in ISO format "YYYY-MM-DD". The repeated hyperlinks will be
displayed, for example, in this form:
<a href='default.a spx?arc=2004-06-29'>2004-06-29</a>
or, better:
<a href='default.a spx?arc=2004-06-29'>June 29, 2004</a>
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I get an error:
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Compiler Error Message: BC30456: 'DataItem' is not a member of
'System.Web.UI. Control'.
for this line:
Text='<%# Databinder.Eval ((Container).Da taItem) %>'
This is the Detailed Compiler Output:
target.Text = System.Convert. ToString(Contai ner.DataItem[0])
PS 1: This page is made up of many controls and this is just one
of them. Some of the others already have Page_Load events.
PS 2: I've tried to change the line but each of the following
give the same error on the same line.
Text='<%# Container.DataI tem %>'
Text='<%# Container.DataI tem[0] %>'
Text='<%# (Container.Data Item)[0] %>'
Text='<%# Container.DataI tem("Value") %>'
Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval ( Container.DataI tem[0] ) %>'
Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval ( Container.DataI tem("Value") ) %>'
Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval ( Container.DataI tem, "Value" ) %>'
PS 3: To make it easy for you I expect the ArrayList to look
something like this:
{"2004-05-19", "2004-06-29" }
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Here is my control containing the code.
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<%@ Import Namespace="Syst em.IO" %>
<Script Runat="Server">
Const vbARCHIVE_FILEN AME =
"2004_99_99 _net-example_archive .xml"
Const vbPOST_BACK_FIL E = "default.as px"
Sub Page_Load(vbARC HIVE_FILENAME As String)
Dim aryFileNames As Array
Dim aryDates As ArrayList
Dim lenARCHIVE As Integer
Dim i As Integer
Dim fileName As String
Dim xmlFilePath As String
Dim strISODate As String
lenARCHIVE = Len(vbARCHIVE_F ILENAME) - Len("2004-99-99")
xmlFilePath = Server.MapPath( "blogs/blog.xml" )
aryFileNames = Directory.GetFi les( Left(xmlFilePat h,
Len(xmlFilePath )-8) )
For Each fileName in aryFileNames
If LCase(Right(fil eName, lenARCHIVE)) =
Right(vbARCHIVE _FILENAME, lenARCHIVE) Then
aryDates.Add( Replace (Left(fileName, 10),"_", "-" ) )
End If
Next
rptRHS_Menu.Dat aSource = aryDates
rptRHS_Menu.Dat aBind()
End Sub
</Script>
<!-- Sidebar (RHS Menu) -->
<h6 title="older blogs">archives </h6>
<img src="images/pixel_gr.gif" height="2" width="130"><br />
<asp:Repeater
ID="rptRHS_Menu "
Runat="Server" />
<ItemTemplate >
<ASP:HyperLin k
ID="lnkItem"
Text='<%# Container.DataI tem[0] %>'
NavigateUrl='<% # string.Concat(v bPOST_BACK_FILE ,
"?arc=", Container.DataI tem[0] %>'
Runat="Server" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<!-- END RHS Menu -->
