inserting control in ItemDataBound

[Steve Klett]

Hi-

I am developing a hierarchical navigation system. I have a DataList with
the root level items, on the ItemDataBound event, I check for the selected
item, when found I'm adding an additional DataList Control to display the
sub items. Pretty standard.

I now realize that I don't know how to format this newly added Datalist. I
am binding a complex type to it, so I need to have DataBinder.Eval() calls,
etc... but HOW can I do that? The control doesn't exist in any aspx page,
so I don't have access to the html.

Does this make sense? I hope so. If you have any suggestions, please let
me know.

Thanks,
Steve

[Edward]

you need to create a function and add that function to
your newly created datalist's itemdatabound event. You
could do your formatting within that function.

example:
//your function
newItemDataBound(object sender,
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs e)
{
//do your formatting here
}

//add this to your newly created datalist
newDataList.ItemDataBound += new
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventHandler
(newItemDataBound);

Hope this helps...

-----Original Message-----
Hi-

I am developing a hierarchical navigation system. I have a DataList withthe root level items, on the ItemDataBound event, I check for the selecteditem, when found I'm adding an additional DataList Control to display thesub items. Pretty standard.

I now realize that I don't know how to format this newly added Datalist. Iam binding a complex type to it, so I need to have DataBinder.Eval() calls,etc... but HOW can I do that? The control doesn't exist in any aspx page,so I don't have access to the html.

Does this make sense? I hope so. If you have any suggestions, please letme know.

Thanks,
Steve
.

[Steve Klett]

Yes, this did help. Thank a lot!!

"Edward" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0b****************************@phx.gbl...

you need to create a function and add that function to
your newly created datalist's itemdatabound event. You
could do your formatting within that function.

example:
//your function
newItemDataBound(object sender,
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs e)
{
//do your formatting here
}

//add this to your newly created datalist
newDataList.ItemDataBound += new
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventHandler
(newItemDataBound);

Hope this helps...

-----Original Message-----
Hi-

I am developing a hierarchical navigation system. I have

a DataList with

the root level items, on the ItemDataBound event, I check

for the selected

item, when found I'm adding an additional DataList

Control to display the

sub items. Pretty standard.

I now realize that I don't know how to format this newly

added Datalist. I

am binding a complex type to it, so I need to have

DataBinder.Eval() calls,

etc... but HOW can I do that? The control doesn't exist

in any aspx page,

so I don't have access to the html.

Does this make sense? I hope so. If you have any

suggestions, please let

me know.

Thanks,
Steve
.