Get/Retrieve values of dynamically generated checkboxlist in datalist

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Hi

I have a datalist which loops through the categories and within the datalist I have a CheckBoxList which are bound on the DataList's OnItemDataBound .

The only problem I have is retrieving the values that have been checked when the user submits the form.

This code works as far as presentation goes but I can't seem to retrieve the checked values in the various checkboxlists that have been generated on the datalist's OnItemDataBound

Below is part of what my page is doing

<asp:DataList ID="dtlSpeciali zationCat" OnItemDataBound ="SpecCat_OnIte mDataBound" runat="server" RepeatColumns=" 4" RepeatDirection ="Horizontal ">
<ItemTemplate >
<h3 class="specList ItemHeader"><%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "CategoryNa me") %></h3>
<asp:CheckBoxLi st ID="chkListSpec ializations" runat="server">
</asp:CheckBoxLis t>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>


Code Behind for ItemDataBound and binding the DataList
protected void SpecCat_OnItemD ataBound(object sender, DataListItemEve ntArgs e)
{
DataListItem item = e.Item;
if (item.ItemType == ListItemType.It em || item.ItemType == ListItemType.Al ternatingItem)
{
CheckBoxList checkBox = (CheckBoxList)i tem.FindControl ("chkListSpecia lizations");
System.Data.Com mon.DbDataRecor d record = (System.Data.Co mmon.DbDataReco rd)item.DataIte m;
int id = 0;
int.TryParse(re cord["SpecCategoryID "].ToString(),out id);
if (id > 0)
{
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(C onfigurationMan ager.Connection Strings["conn"].ToString()))
{
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("pro c_GetSpecsByCat ", conn))
{
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Sto redProcedure;
SqlParameter catIDParam = new SqlParameter("@ CatID", SqlDbType.Int);
catIDParam.Valu e = id;
cmd.Parameters. Add(catIDParam) ;
conn.Open();
using (SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteRead er())
{
while (rdr.Read())
{
ListItem li = new ListItem();
li.Value = rdr["Specialization ID"].ToString();
li.Text = rdr["Specialization Name"].ToString();
checkBox.Items. Add(li);
}
}
}
}
}
}
item.Dispose();
}

protected void bindSpecializat ionCategories()
{
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(C onfigurationMan ager.Connection Strings["conn"].ToString()))
{
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("pro c_GetCategories ", conn))
{
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Sto redProcedure;
conn.Open();
dtlSpecializati onCat.DataSourc e = cmd.ExecuteRead er();
dtlSpecializati onCat.DataBind( );
}
}
}

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Hi again,

after a brief struggle with the code and a few readings, I managed to get the right set of code to retrieve the items selected....

"dtlSpecializat ionCat" is the datalist, I found that I had to reiterate thru the controls within the datalist to retrieve the checked ListItem values.

as all the CheckBoxLists have the ID "chkListSpecial izations".. so all I had to do was find that control since I had looped through the controls and the ids in the datalist and the CheckBoxLists all had the same name.

This method is invoked on clicking a register button.

protected void Register_ClickS ubmit(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string specializations = "";
foreach (DataListItem dli in dtlSpecializati onCat.Items)
{
CheckBoxList cbL = (CheckBoxList)d li.FindControl( "chkListSpecial izations");
if (cbL != null)
{
foreach (ListItem li in cbL.Items)
{
if (li.Selected)
{
specializations += li.Text + " (" + li.Value + ")<br>";
}
}
}
else
{
specializations += "null :( - bad ";
}
}
litTest.Text += specializations ;
}

So there, answered my own question.