Author claims default value canât be set declaratively

carewithl · October 13th, 2009, 02:20 PM

hi

On page 247 we handle dvwCategoryâs ItemCreated event, and if the control is in insert mode, we get a reference to the textbox for the Importance field and set its default value to 0. Author claims default value canât be set declaratively and for that reason we needed to handle dvwCategoryâs ItemCreated event.

a) But as far as I know, if dvwCategory had InsertItemTemplate column defined, then we could set default value declaratively? If my assumption is correct, then why didn't author choose that option instead?

thanx

Lee Dumond · October 13th, 2009, 05:20 PM

You are technically correct that the Importance textbox could be set declaratively by doing this:

Code:

<InsertItemTemplate>
   <asp:TextBox ID="txtImportance" runat="server" Text="0" MaxLength="256" Width="100%"></asp:TextBox>
</InsertItemTemplate>

However, that wouldn't work if we want this field to participate in the update, because there're no databinding expression.

If you actually try this, the ObjectDataSource will throw an InvalidOperationException:

ObjectDataSource 'objCurrCategory' could not find a non-generic method 'InsertCategory' that has parameters: Title, ImageUrl, Description.

It is the Bind expression that let's a value participate in the two-way dayabinding process. If you try to set the Importance field declaratively, without a Bind expression, it cannot participate as a parameter in the two-way databinding. Therefore, it never gets sent as a parameter to the InsertCategory method.

carewithl · October 14th, 2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee Dumond

You are technically correct that the Importance textbox could be set declaratively by doing this:

Code:

<InsertItemTemplate>
   <asp:TextBox ID="txtImportance" runat="server" Text="0" MaxLength="256" Width="100%"></asp:TextBox>
</InsertItemTemplate>

However, that wouldn't work if we want this field to participate in the update, because there're no databinding expression.

If you actually try this, the ObjectDataSource will throw an InvalidOperationException:

ObjectDataSource 'objCurrCategory' could not find a non-generic method 'InsertCategory' that has parameters: Title, ImageUrl, Description.

It is the Bind expression that let's a value participate in the two-way dayabinding process. If you try to set the Importance field declaratively, without a Bind expression, it cannot participate as a parameter in the two-way databinding. Therefore, it never gets sent as a parameter to the InsertCategory method.

Uh, I canât believe Iâve missed that one. Sorry for taking you time and thank you