HELP: Getting row column values in ASP.NET datagrid?

[Usenet User]

I have a datagrid bound to a dataset table.

Unfortunately, the table's primary key consists of not 1, but 3
columns, so I cannot correctly set the DataKeyField property of the
grid (it only allows for 1 column), and, therefore, cannot use syntax
like below in the event handlers in order to retrieve the primary key
of the row:

this.gridList.DataKeys[e.Item.ItemIndex]

I still need to be able to get the values of all 3 key columns, yet I
am not sure how. Any ideas?

TIA!

[Phillip Williams]

Place the primary keys on the grid using <asp:BoundColumn Visible=False
DataField ="PrimaryKey1" ReadOnly =True ></asp:BoundColumn> In this way you
can retrieve them and locate your records but the user would not see them. I
have an example on this link http://societopia.net/samples/datagrid_4c.aspx
that works based on multiple primary keys to display a child datagrid and to
update the values in the parent grid.

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HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com
"Usenet User" wrote:

I have a datagrid bound to a dataset table.

Unfortunately, the table's primary key consists of not 1, but 3
columns, so I cannot correctly set the DataKeyField property of the
grid (it only allows for 1 column), and, therefore, cannot use syntax
like below in the event handlers in order to retrieve the primary key
of the row:

this.gridList.DataKeys[e.Item.ItemIndex]

I still need to be able to get the values of all 3 key columns, yet I
am not sure how. Any ideas?

TIA!

[Usenet User]

Thank you!

On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:40:04 -0700, "Phillip Williams"
<Ph**************@webswapp.com> wrote:

Place the primary keys on the grid using <asp:BoundColumn Visible=False
DataField ="PrimaryKey1" ReadOnly =True ></asp:BoundColumn> In this way you
can retrieve them and locate your records but the user would not see them. I
have an example on this link http://societopia.net/samples/datagrid_4c.aspx
that works based on multiple primary keys to display a child datagrid and to
update the values in the parent grid.