dynamical bind required field validator

[akshalika]

Hi,
I have a repeater control. it dynamically bind textbox or dropdown base on some condition. i want to bind required field validator dynamically for validate textbox or dropdown.

here is my aspx design

<asp:Repeater ID="repeaterItemAttribute" runat="server" OnItemDataBound="repeaterItemAttribute_ItemDataBound">
                                <ItemTemplate>
                                    <li>
                                        <label for="state" class="newlabel">
                                            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "AttributeName")%>
                                            :</label>
                                        &nbsp;&nbsp;
                                        <asp:DropDownList ID="dropDownListAttributeValue" runat="server" class="select">
                                        </asp:DropDownList>
                                        <asp:TextBox ID="textBoxAttributeValue" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
                                        <cc1:AhsCustomValidator ID="requiredFieldValidator" runat="server" Display="None"
                                            ChangeCssClass="text error" ErrorMessage=" is required"></cc1:AhsCustomValidator>
                                    </li>
                                </ItemTemplate>
                            </asp:Repeater> 

and here is my code behind

protected void repeaterItemAttribute_ItemDataBound(object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e != null)
            {
                if ((e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem) ||
                     (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item))
                {
 
                    AhsCustomValidator ahsCustomerValidator =
                        (AhsCustomValidator)e.Item.FindControl(RequiredFieldValidator);
 
                    //Get display style of currently biding item it could be either DDW or SLE
                    String dispayStyle = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[2].ToString();
                    //Get a references of TextBox and DrowDownList control binding for each item
                    TextBox textBox = (TextBox)e.Item.FindControl(TextBoxAttributeValue);
                    DropDownList dropDownList = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl(DropDownListAttributeValue);
 
                    //display style type DDW display only drop down list otherwise TextBox
                    if (dispayStyle == DisplayStyle.DDW.ToString())
                    {
                        long itemId = long.Parse(((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[4].ToString());
                        long attriubteId = long.Parse(((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[0].ToString());
                        string tradeCode = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[3].ToString();
 
 
                        AttributeDto selectedAttriubte =
                            GetAttributeFromSelectedItem(itemId, tradeCode, attriubteId);
                        BindAttributeValueDropDownList(dropDownList, selectedAttriubte, 0);
                        dropDownList.Visible = true;
                        dropDownList.Style.Value = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[0].ToString() + "-" +
                            ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[1].ToString();
                        textBox.Visible = false;
 
                        //check this item already has a value(previously user has selected value)
                        //set it
                        if ((((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[5]) != null)
                        {
                            dropDownList.SelectedIndex = int.Parse(((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[5].ToString());
                        }
 
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ControlToValidate = dropDownList.ID;
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ValidationType = ValidationType.RegularExpression;
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ValidationExpression = "";
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ErrorMessage = "required";
 
                    }
                    else if (dispayStyle == DisplayStyle.SLE.ToString())
                    {
                        dropDownList.Visible = false;
                        textBox.Style.Value = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[0].ToString() + "-" +
                           ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[1].ToString();
                        textBox.Visible = true;
                        //check this item already has a value(previously user has selected value)
                        //set it
                        if ((((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[5]) != null)
                        {
                            textBox.Text = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[5].ToString();
                        }
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ControlToValidate = textBox.ID;
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ValidationType = ValidationType.RequiredField;
                        ahsCustomerValidator.ErrorMessage = "required";
 
                    }
                    if (!bool.Parse(((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem)[6].ToString()))
                    {
                        ahsCustomerValidator.Enabled = false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

[balame2004]

What is your doubt?

Does it work or not?

[akshalika]

yeah that is the issue it doesn't work