Howdy,

I have read many posts about the gridview and checkbox but I have not found an answer to my question.

I am attempting to use a checkbox for a binded column of data that says either yes or no. Unfortunately it is not boolean. Is there a way to set the "checked" status of each row in code based upon the binded data.

I thought I could write an "If then" to capture yes and set the checkbox to yes, but I can't access the Item Template from the code behind file.

Any help would be appreciated.

Well instead of CheckBoxField, why not use TemplateField, find the checkbox id in DataBound event, and perform operation accordingly.

<asp:TemplateField>
  <ItemTemplate>
     <input type=checkbox id=chk runat=server />
   </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

Regards
Mike

Fortune favours the brave, so don't regret on missed oppurtunities.

Alternatively, you can have a GetBoolean method in the code behind that returns a Boolean based on the value, like this:

Public Function GetBoolean(ByVal theValue As Object) As Boolean
  Return theValue.ToString().ToLower() = "true"
End Function

This value returns True when you pass in the word True, and False otherwise. You can call it like this:

<asp:CheckBox .... Checked='<%# GetBoolean(Eval("YourColumnName"))%>' .. />

Hope this helps,

Imar


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