inserting Dropdownlist in Data Grid.

aashish · February 12th, 2004, 12:36 PM

I need help to inserting a drop down list which I have populated with the data from the server . I want to set that dropdown list for each and every row of the table of the data grid.
In advance thanks

Aashish Shah

markie13 · February 12th, 2004, 01:38 PM

Hi,
Where do you want to insert it? Into an existing column or a new column?

aashish · February 12th, 2004, 01:43 PM

I have the following code

<Columns>
<asp:BoundColumn Visible="False" DataField="attend_date" HeaderText="Date"></asp:BoundColumn>
<asp:BoundColumn DataField="permnum" HeaderText="Student ID"></asp:BoundColumn>
<asp:BoundColumn DataField="student_name" HeaderText="Student Name"></asp:BoundColumn>
<asp:BoundColumn DataField="scn" HeaderText="Current School"></asp:BoundColumn>
<asp:BoundColumn DataField="" HeaderText="Reason"></asp:BoundColumn>
!!!!!!!!!!I want to insert dropdownlist here!!!!!!!!!!
like this:-
<asp:DropDownList id="txtReason" runat="server" width="150"></asp:DropDownList>
</Columns>

markie13 · February 12th, 2004, 02:38 PM

aashish,

You need to add a template column to your datagrid.
You can do it in the property builder (if you're using vs 2003 or whatever) or in the html.

Here's what it would look like:

Code:

<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="Address 2">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:dropdownlist runat=server id=state>
<asp:listitem>AK</listitem>
<asp:listitem>TX</listitem>
</dropdownlist>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

If you want to populate the dropdown dynamically, you will need to specifiy the datasource of the dropdownlist.

Code:

<asp:dropdownlist 
runat=server 
id=state 
DataTextField="stateName" 
DataValueField="stateAppr" 
DataSource='<%#buildStateList()%>'>
</dropdownlist>

Good luck

aashish · February 12th, 2004, 03:18 PM

Parser Error
Description: An error occurred during the parsing of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific parse error details and modify your source file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridColumnCollection must have items of type 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridColumn'. 'asp:dropdownlist' is of type 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList'.

Source Error:

Line 221: <asp:BoundColumn DataField="scn" HeaderText="Current School"></asp:BoundColumn>
Line 222: <asp:BoundColumn DataField="" HeaderText="Reason"></asp:BoundColumn>
Line 223: <asp:dropdownlist runat=server id="txtReason" DataTextField="Reason" DataValueField="code" DataSource='<%#GetDataSource(strSQL2)%>'></dropdownlist>
Line 224:
Line 225: </Columns>

Source File: I:\SIS Web Sites\Alternate Edu\data_taft1.aspx Line: 223

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.0.3705.288; ASP.NET Version:1.0.3705.288

Aashish Shah

aashish · February 12th, 2004, 03:19 PM

it is giving me this error!!!!!!!1
Please help me out

thanks

Aashish Shah

markie13 · February 12th, 2004, 03:25 PM

You need to put it into a template column. You can't just drop it into the datagrid. Look at the first code block of my previous post.
mark

aashish · February 12th, 2004, 04:12 PM

thnaks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Aashish Shah

aashish · February 12th, 2004, 04:12 PM

thanks Mark ..... thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aashish Shah

markie13 · February 12th, 2004, 04:19 PM

You're welcome
mark