Accessing the current DataRow of the DataSource from ItemDataBound

[Nathan Sokalski]

I want to access the DataRow used in DataBinding from the ItemDataBound
event. In my case, the reason for doing this is to determine whether I need
to make a word singular or plural. How can I do this? Thanks.
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Nathan Sokalski
[email]njsokalski@hotmail.com[/email]
[url]http://www.nathansokalski.com/[/url]

[Adam Knight]

Use the DataGridItems DataItem method.
It Returns a reference to the source data row as a DataRowView object.

Hope it helps.
Adam

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

[url]http://www.windowsformsdatagridhelp.com/default.aspx?ID=3785fb7f-69ce-4089-8a35-b1ec09f63071[/url]

Ken
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"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I want to access the DataRow used in DataBinding from the ItemDataBound
>event. In my case, the reason for doing this is to determine whether I need
>to make a word singular or plural. How can I do this? Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> [email]njsokalski@hotmail.com[/email]
> [url]http://www.nathansokalski.com/[/url]
>

[Nathan Sokalski]

This seems to work except for one thing. I get the error "Option Strict On
disallows late binding." I can obviously turn Option Strict Off, but if
possible I would like to avoid doing this. Is this possible? Thanks.
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Nathan Sokalski
[email]njsokalski@hotmail.com[/email]
[url]http://www.nathansokalski.com/[/url]

"Adam Knight" <adam@pertrain.com.au> wrote in message
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> Use the DataGridItems DataItem method.
> It Returns a reference to the source data row as a DataRowView object.
>
> Hope it helps.
> Adam
>
>

[Nathan Sokalski]

Could you give me an example? I am using the following code:

Private Sub datRatings_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs) Handles
datRatings.ItemDataBound

If CInt(CType(e.Item.DataItem, DataRowView)("timesrated")) > 1 Then

If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Then
CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated1"), Label).Text &= "s"

If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated2"), Label).Text &= "s"

End If

End Sub


And am recieving the following error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

Line 140:
Line 141: Private Sub datRatings_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As
Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs) Handles
datRatings.ItemDataBound
Line 142: If CInt(CType(e.Item.DataItem,
DataRowView)("timesrated")) > 1 Then
Line 143: If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Then
CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated1"), Label).Text &= "s"
Line 144: If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem
Then CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated2"), Label).Text &= "s"

Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\poetry\poemratings.aspx.vb Line: 142


Thanks.
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Nathan Sokalski
[email]njsokalski@hotmail.com[/email]
[url]http://www.nathansokalski.com/[/url]

"Adam Knight" <adam@pertrain.com.au> wrote in message
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> Use the DataGridItems DataItem method.
> It Returns a reference to the source data row as a DataRowView object.
>
> Hope it helps.
> Adam
>
>

[Elton Wang]

Limiting your logic in
If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType =
ListItemType.AlternatingItem
' Process
End If

Otherwise, you might get Null Object reference error.

HTH

"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Could you give me an example? I am using the following code:
>
> Private Sub datRatings_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs) Handles
> datRatings.ItemDataBound
>
> If CInt(CType(e.Item.DataItem, DataRowView)("timesrated")) > 1 Then
>
> If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Then
> CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated1"), Label).Text &= "s"
>
> If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem Then
> CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated2"), Label).Text &= "s"
>
> End If
>
> End Sub
>
>
> And am recieving the following error:
>
> Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
> current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
> about the error and where it originated in the code.
>
> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
> to an instance of an object.
>
> Source Error:
>
> Line 140:
> Line 141: Private Sub datRatings_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As
> Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListItemEventArgs)
> Handles datRatings.ItemDataBound
> Line 142: If CInt(CType(e.Item.DataItem,
> DataRowView)("timesrated")) > 1 Then
> Line 143: If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Then
> CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated1"), Label).Text &= "s"
> Line 144: If e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem
> Then CType(e.Item.FindControl("lblTimesRated2"), Label).Text &= "s"
>
> Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\poetry\poemratings.aspx.vb Line: 142
>
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> [email]njsokalski@hotmail.com[/email]
> [url]http://www.nathansokalski.com/[/url]
>
> "Adam Knight" <adam@pertrain.com.au> wrote in message
> news:%23Gk6qHxvFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

>> Use the DataGridItems DataItem method.
>> It Returns a reference to the source data row as a DataRowView object.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>> Adam
>>
>>

>
>