In chapter 5, on page 244, it says:

"There's a second ObjectDataSource used to handle the data retrieval, inserts, and updates from the bottom DetailsView. All parameters for the insert and update are automatically inferred from the DetailsView's fields."

How is this possible? Is it because the params for the actual "UpdateCategory" and "InsertCategory" methods in the Category class are spelled the same way as the string params for the "Bind" and "Eval" methods (managecategories.aspx)?

If so, then this "matching" process is case-insensitive, correct?

hello,

excuse me for my english i speak like tarzan ;) i prefer french but it's not problem ok.

not forget that ObjectDataSource behave like bridge and when you bind your detailsview to your ObjectDataSource the detailsview create a datafield for each property that is returned by your select method for you (In this case the Category object) which you can convert to TemplateField if you want to personalize appearance or add validator this involve creation of eval and bind method for each property for you.
when you update data from detailsview for example, the ObjectDataSource take all properties modified from detailsview control and pass them to the UpdateCategory method for update.

i hope that's can help you.

cheers.

Hello, thanks for your response...but this does not really help me much. I know that all this works. I'm only wondering how it works. I will be more specific. For example, that ObjectDataSource's chosen insert method looks like this:

public static int InsertCategory(string title, int importance, string description, string imageUrl)

If ASP.NET passes values from the input TextBoxes to that method, how does ASP.NET automatically know exactly which input value must go to which parameter, in the above method? What will happen if I change the order or spelling of the parameters in the above method?

hello;

i think this link will help you .

http://www.asp.net/learn/dataaccess/....aspx?tabid=63

cheers

Thanks for the link. Ok, so I went through the tutorial. It went into great detail, except for the part that would actually answer my question.

So I went back to the dependable way of learning: trial and error. I found that the answer to my first 2 questions were both "yes."

1)In your custom template fields, the strings you pass in the "Bind" and "Eval" methods MUST match the parameter names in the actual insert/update methods (in the Category class).

2) They don't have to match case. I even used Eval("TiTlE") etc. and things still worked.

Also, every templatefield must have a corresponding parameter placement (in the Category class's insert/update methods). No more, No less. But, I realized that since the spelling of these names match, I could change the order of my templatefields, or even Category class's insert/update method parameters, and things still work.

hello


http://www.manuelabadia.com/blog/Per...5ceaf21cc.aspx

i hope that's can help you.