display bullets in a datagrid..

sarah lee · September 1st, 2006, 09:25 AM

hi all,

can anyone please tel me how to display bullets in a datagrid column?
i am using VS.NET 2003

eg: of the format

              datagrid

            name age POB

         . xxxx yy zzzzzz

thanks in advance

rstelma · September 1st, 2006, 10:25 AM

Hi,

You can do this by adding TemplateColumns to the datagrid. In this example the Status is a bit in the database, a Boolean variable in ASP.NET so that when it is either True or False I have a .gif named true.gif and a false.gif.

Code:

<Columns>
   <asp:TemplateColumn   HeaderText="Status" HeaderStyle-Wrap="False" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Center" HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign="Center">
    <ItemTemplate>
<img src="/images/icons/<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Status")%>.gif" height="16" width="16" border="0"></a>   
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>
</Columns>

You can also run a function on the Container.DataItem and have it return bullet.gif or any other image depending on what the return value is for that column.

Hope that helps to get you started in the right direction.

Good luck,
Richard

sarah lee · September 1st, 2006, 12:29 PM

thanks a lot