Using inline code

[Bob Ross]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good article or somewhere I can learn more about inline code?

I am trying to set a links text and visibility without using the code behind file like this -
<asp:HyperLink ID="OrdersMaintenanceLink"
runat="server"
Text='<%# TranslateTag("vbeiTest") %>'
NavigateUrl="~/SE/Orders/ManageCustomerServices.aspx"
Visible='<%# CurrentOperator.IsClient = "True" %>'
CssClass="StandaloneLinks" />

But this doesn't work and I don't know why?

[Plater]

What are you trying to accomplish with this:

Visible='<%# CurrentOperator.IsClient = "True" %>'
 

Are you trying to do a comparison?
Wouldn't that be ==?

[Bob Ross]

I would like the hyperlink to be visbile or not depending on the IsClient property of the currentOperator object.

A single '=' is used for comparison in vb.net. a double '==' throws an error.

[Plater]

isClient is a string and not a boolean? If it were a boolean you could just use it's .ToString() property?


I have used this successfully (Note the %= and not %#)

<div id="SWA" class="SWA" style="<%=GlobalVars.SWAStyle %>" >
 

[Bob Ross]

No IsClient is a boolean property of the CurrentOperator object.

I tried -

 
<asp:HyperLink ID="OrdersMaintenanceLink" 
runat="server" 
Text="vbeiOrdersMaintenance" 
NavigateUrl="~/SE/Orders/ManageCustomerServices.aspx" Visible='<%=CurrentOperator.IsClient%>' 
CssClass="StandaloneLinks" />
 

But to no avail.

Anyone know any good resources I can read up on inline code?

[Bob Ross]

According to this article it is not possible to edit a controls properties using the <% %> tags. These can only be used at the top page level (i.e outside of controls).

There is however a work around.

Plater how did you get it to work?

[Plater]

Ah ah ah!
"Visible" is an ASP.NET attribute, not the html attribute.
I had mine on a plain HTML element (a DIV) so it did not try to validate attributes for the ASP.NET object.