In VS.NET - I've found some example code in a file Menu.ascx that contains:
<asp:HyperLink id="HyperLink1" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CategoryName") %>' NavigateUrl='<%# "productslist.aspx?CategoryID=" + DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CategoryID") + "&selection=" + Container.ItemIndex %>' runat="server" />

and Menu.ascx.cs contains:

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
// Set the curent selection of list
String selectionId = Request.Params["selection"];

if (selectionId != null) {
MyList.SelectedIndex = Int32.Parse(selectionId);
}
. . . . .
}

In trying to run and debug this code, selectionId is always null, and SelectedIndex is not used anywhere else.

The only place "selection" is used is in the cache statement at the top of the ascx page:
<%@ OutputCache Duration="3600" VaryByParam="selection" %>

Can anyone tell me what this is about?


Sandy

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Sandy

One thing you can try is to be more specific with the Request object:

String selectionId = Request.QueryString.Item["selection"];

Is it fair to assume that you are trying this on a page that actually has "selection" in the query string?

Peter
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Thank you Peter, you answered the question. The code on the cs page was never used. They must have forgotton to clean it out.

Sandy