String Formatting question

[Alex]

I have a string being returned to my in my ascx file. I get access to it like this... <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "RoomNumber") %>. This is pretty simple. I want to be able to take the value of "RoomNumber" and do a substring on it. So if RoomNumber returns "A1234," I want to be able to get "A" or "4" from this return value. How can I do this in C# inline in my ascx?

I know I can use <%= %> and <%# %>, but I am not clear on which ones to use at which occassions. I think I would need something to return "RoomNumber" followed by a .Substring(1,1) or something. Can anyone suggest something?

Thanks,

Alex

[Alex]

Nevermind, I figured this out after I sent the question, of course. I solved it like this...

<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "RoomNumber").ToString().Substring(1,3) %>

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Alex
"Alex" <al**@nospam.net> wrote in message news:e7**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I have a string being returned to my in my ascx file. I get access to it like this... <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "RoomNumber") %>. This is pretty simple. I want to be able to take the value of "RoomNumber" and do a substring on it. So if RoomNumber returns "A1234," I want to be able to get "A" or "4" from this return value. How can I do this in C# inline in my ascx?

I know I can use <%= %> and <%# %>, but I am not clear on which ones to use at which occassions. I think I would need something to return "RoomNumber" followed by a .Substring(1,1) or something. Can anyone suggest something?

Thanks,

Alex