Stupid c# question

[Buddy Ackerman]

I'm trying to modify an ASCX written in C#. There is code embedded with the HTML and some lines start with <%#, what is
the # for (is it like <%= in VB.NET)?

So, I have a line that looks like this:

<td><%# Server.HtmlEncode(((DesktopAlert.Web.User)Containe r.DataItem).Username) %></td>

However, I want to do a string replace on the Username so I tried to do this:

<%
string username = Server.HtmlEncode(((DesktopAlert.Web.User)Containe r.DataItem).Username);
username.Replace("Str2Replace", "ReplaceWith");
%>
<td><%# username %></td>
This little bit of code is inside an asp:repeater tag. When I make this modifcation tha page nolonger displays anything
it is completely empty (even when I do a view source on the page there is nothing in it no HTML tag, nothing).

What am I doing wrong?

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

The <%# ... %> tag enables you to run a bit of code compiled at runtime from
the ASPX page. You can use existing classes or you can write a method to do
the work in the codebehind and call your own code from the tag. You can
therefore write a method to do the string replacement you need and call it
using <%# myMethod(((DesktopAlert.Web.User)Container.DataIte m).Username) %>
where myMethod returns a string manipulated in the right way.

--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

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I'm trying to modify an ASCX written in C#. There is code embedded with
the HTML and some lines start with <%#, what is the # for (is it like <%=
in VB.NET)?

So, I have a line that looks like this:

<td><%#
Server.HtmlEncode(((DesktopAlert.Web.User)Containe r.DataItem).Username)
%></td>

However, I want to do a string replace on the Username so I tried to do
this:

<%
string username =
Server.HtmlEncode(((DesktopAlert.Web.User)Containe r.DataItem).Username);
username.Replace("Str2Replace", "ReplaceWith"); %>
<td><%# username %></td>
This little bit of code is inside an asp:repeater tag. When I make this
modifcation tha page nolonger displays anything it is completely empty
(even when I do a view source on the page there is nothing in it no HTML
tag, nothing).

What am I doing wrong?