checkbox databind does not work

[Jim]

i am trying to bind a checkbox to a tablecolumn available (integer)

i get an error:

'The best overloaded method match for Company.Customers.fbool(int)' has some
invalid arguments'
datagrid:

<asp:DataGrid..>

<Columns>

<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="available">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox id="cbAvailable"
Checked='<%#fbool(DataBinder.Eval(Container, "DataItem.available"))%>'
Runat="server"></asp:CheckBox>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

<Columns>

</asp:DataGrid..>

fbool function:

public string fbool(int i)

{

if (i==1)

{

return "true";

}

else

{

return "false";

}

}

thanks

Jim

[jasonkester]

DataBinder.Eval will give you an object, not an int. You'll either
need to cast it or teach fbool to deal with it.

public string fbool(object o)
{
try
{
if ((int)o == 1)
return "true";
}
catch
{
// not an integer.
}
return "false";
}

Good luck!
Jason
Expat Software Consulting Services
http://www.expatsoftware.com/

[Jim]

thanks Jason and btw the function has to return a bool.

ch Jim
"jasonkester" <ja*********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...

DataBinder.Eval will give you an object, not an int. You'll either
need to cast it or teach fbool to deal with it.

public string fbool(object o)
{
try
{
if ((int)o == 1)
return "true";
}
catch
{
// not an integer.
}
return "false";
}

Good luck!
Jason
Expat Software Consulting Services
http://www.expatsoftware.com/

[Prakash.NET]

Hi,

My idea is dont modify the function, instead try CInt() in the .aspx file.
i.e., CInt(DataBinder.Eval(......)).

Hope it helps.

Prakash.C

"Jim" wrote:

thanks Jason and btw the function has to return a bool.

ch Jim
"jasonkester" <ja*********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...

DataBinder.Eval will give you an object, not an int. You'll either
need to cast it or teach fbool to deal with it.

public string fbool(object o)
{
try
{
if ((int)o == 1)
return "true";
}
catch
{
// not an integer.
}
return "false";
}

Good luck!
Jason
Expat Software Consulting Services
http://www.expatsoftware.com/

[Jim]

Hi
is this not a vbscript function? any way it does not work in this case, but
i got it solved (see previous posts)

ch JIm
"Prakash.NET" <Pr********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CD**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

My idea is dont modify the function, instead try CInt() in the .aspx file. i.e., CInt(DataBinder.Eval(......)).

Hope it helps.

Prakash.C

"Jim" wrote:

thanks Jason and btw the function has to return a bool.

ch Jim
"jasonkester" <ja*********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...

DataBinder.Eval will give you an object, not an int. You'll either
need to cast it or teach fbool to deal with it.

public string fbool(object o)
{
try
{
if ((int)o == 1)
return "true";
}
catch
{
// not an integer.
}
return "false";
}

Good luck!
Jason
Expat Software Consulting Services
http://www.expatsoftware.com/

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

Fix your date.

--

Ray at work
Microsoft ASP/ASP.NET MVP
"Jim" <pe*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

Hi
is this not a vbscript function? any way it does not work in this case, but i got it solved (see previous posts)

ch JIm
"Prakash.NET" <Pr********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CD**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

My idea is dont modify the function, instead try CInt() in the

..aspx file.

i.e., CInt(DataBinder.Eval(......)).

Hope it helps.

Prakash.C

"Jim" wrote:

thanks Jason and btw the function has to return a bool.

ch Jim
"jasonkester" <ja*********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> DataBinder.Eval will give you an object, not an int. You'll either > need to cast it or teach fbool to deal with it.
>
> public string fbool(object o)
> {
> try
> {
> if ((int)o == 1)
> return "true";
> }
> catch
> {
> // not an integer.
> }
> return "false";
> }
>
> Good luck!
> Jason
> Expat Software Consulting Services
> http://www.expatsoftware.com/
>