DataBinder question

[Kevin Blount]

In a DataList, I'm using the following:

<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on")%>

I was wondering if it's possible to create a string that would contain
the value of the above line, so that I can manipulate it:

I tried

string resultText = DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on");

....but I get an error saying "Container" does not exist in the current
context.

Any advise on how to get the value of "characterizati on" into "resultText "?

[Ciaran O''Donnell]

An easy way to manipulate it is to pass it to a function. You could put a
function in the code behind :
public string DoStringWord(st ring characterizatio n){
return characterizatio n; //Do something here
}

and in the page put:
<%# DoStringWord(Da taBinder.Eval(C ontainer.DataIt em, "characterizati on")) %>
Give it a go.

Ciaran O'Donnell
http://wannabedeveloper.spaces.live.com

"Kevin Blount" wrote:

In a DataList, I'm using the following:

<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on")%>

I was wondering if it's possible to create a string that would contain
the value of the above line, so that I can manipulate it:

I tried

string resultText = DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on");

....but I get an error saying "Container" does not exist in the current
context.

Any advise on how to get the value of "characterizati on" into "resultText "?

[Kevin Blount]

Hi Ciaran,

I gave that a try, but had to make a small modification. The method
(DoStringWord) was expecting a string. Once I figured that out, and
added .ToString() at the end of the call, your script worked wonderfully!

<%# DoStringWord(Da taBinder.Eval(C ontainer.DataIt em,
"characterizati on").ToString() ) %>

Thanks for the reply and the answer :)

Kevin

Ciaran O''Donnell wrote:

An easy way to manipulate it is to pass it to a function. You could put a
function in the code behind :
public string DoStringWord(st ring characterizatio n){
return characterizatio n; //Do something here
}

and in the page put:
<%# DoStringWord(Da taBinder.Eval(C ontainer.DataIt em, "characterizati on")) %>
Give it a go.

Ciaran O'Donnell
http://wannabedeveloper.spaces.live.com

"Kevin Blount" wrote:

>In a DataList, I'm using the following:

<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on")%>

I was wondering if it's possible to create a string that would contain
the value of the above line, so that I can manipulate it:

I tried

string resultText = DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on");

....but I get an error saying "Container" does not exist in the current
context.

Any advise on how to get the value of "characterizati on" into "resultText "?

[Kevin Blount]

Hi Ciaran,

I gave that a try, but had to make a small modification. The method
(DoStringWord) was expecting a string. Once I figured that out, and
added .ToString() at the end of the call, your script worked wonderfully!

<%# DoStringWord(Da taBinder.Eval(C ontainer.DataIt em,
"characterizati on").ToString() ) %>

Thanks for the reply and the answer :)

Kevin

Ciaran O''Donnell wrote:

An easy way to manipulate it is to pass it to a function. You could put a
function in the code behind :
public string DoStringWord(st ring characterizatio n){
return characterizatio n; //Do something here
}

and in the page put:
<%# DoStringWord(Da taBinder.Eval(C ontainer.DataIt em, "characterizati on")) %>
Give it a go.

Ciaran O'Donnell
http://wannabedeveloper.spaces.live.com

"Kevin Blount" wrote:

>In a DataList, I'm using the following:

<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on")%>

I was wondering if it's possible to create a string that would contain
the value of the above line, so that I can manipulate it:

I tried

string resultText = DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "characterizati on");

....but I get an error saying "Container" does not exist in the current
context.

Any advise on how to get the value of "characterizati on" into "resultText "?