Extra "DataValueFields" in custom DropDownList

[groovyghoul]

Hi

I am building a custom databound dropdownlist, and I would like to have
more than one "DataValueField". I would name them DataValueField2,
DataValueField3, etc.

I'm having trouble figuring out how I would bind to them.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

- Richard

[Teemu Keiski]

Hi,

you would if course get them from the property into a string array by
splitting the given string value (containing "DataValueField2,
DataValueField3"). Thewn when you need to get the corresponding data, loop
through the string array and use DataBinder.Eval(dataitem, arrayitem) to get
the field objecty from data source item (this happens in a loop which
enumerates the data source)

--
Teemu Keiski
ASP.NET MVP, AspInsider
Finland, EU
[url]http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke[/url].


"groovyghoul" <groovyghoul@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am building a custom databound dropdownlist, and I would like to have
> more than one "DataValueField". I would name them DataValueField2,
> DataValueField3, etc.
>
> I'm having trouble figuring out how I would bind to them.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
> - Richard
>