I have an EditItemTemplate in my Datalist with a label control:

<asp:label ID="completedDate" Text='<%# Container.DataItem ("completedDate")
%>' runat="server" />

This gives the label text the value of a DB value.

I wrote code to check and see if the value is "" and if so, supply it a new
value.

However, the control being set in the code:
CType (E.Item.FindControl ("completedDate"), Label).Text = "Test"

Doesn't overwrite the value. I think the control setting in the aspx
overrides the code behind setting it. Know a way around this?

Wells Oliver
Web Application Programmer
Leviton Voice & Data
xxx-xxx-xxxx
http://www.levitonvoicedata.com

You can call your own function in the OnDataBind, meaning that within 
the <%# brackets %> your can put in your own function.  The <%# %> just 
keeps your from writing 400 OnDataBind event functions.

aspx....
<asp:label ID=3D"completedDate" Text=3D'<%# MyFunc(Container.DataItem 
("completedDate"))%>' runat=3D"server" />

aspx.cs....
protected string MyFunc(object o)
{
	if (o.ToString() =3D=3D string.Empty)
		return "Test";
	else
		return o.ToString();
}

Hope that helps,
Andrew

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-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver, Wells [mailto:WOliver@l...]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:49 PM
To: ASP+
Subject: [aspx] EditItemTemplate, label control with a text value not
being chang ed by code?


I have an EditItemTemplate in my Datalist with a label control:

<asp:label ID=3D"completedDate" Text=3D'<%# Container.DataItem 
("completedDate")
%>' runat=3D"server" />

This gives the label text the value of a DB value.

I wrote code to check and see if the value is "" and if so, supply it a 
new
value.

However, the control being set in the code:
CType (E.Item.FindControl ("completedDate"), Label).Text =3D "Test"

Doesn't overwrite the value. I think the control setting in the aspx
overrides the code behind setting it. Know a way around this?

Wells Oliver
Web Application Programmer
Leviton Voice & Data
xxx-xxx-xxxx
http://www.levitonvoicedata.com


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