Questions regarding PollBox control.

daniel_d · October 28th, 2009, 05:30 PM

I have questions regarding PollBox control.

In PollBox.ascx.cs:

I am not sure I understood why there is a need to override DataBind()

Code:

public override void DataBind()
{
       base.DataBind();
       // with the PollID set, do the actual binding
       DoBinding();
 }

We can Set PollID by getting it from appropriate store procedure (via BLL).

So what I need to understand:
1)Why we need to override DataBind()
2)What is the problem with PollID

Lee Dumond · October 29th, 2009, 05:14 PM

You need to override DataBind() because the poll that is actually displayed is based on what the PollID is.

In some cases, the control is used like this:

Code:

<mb:PollBox id="PollBox1" runat="server" PollID='<%# Eval("ID") %>'
ShowHeader="False" ShowQuestion="False" ShowArchiveLink="False" />

In other cases, it is used like this:

Code:

<mb:PollBox id="PollBox1" runat="server"
ShowHeader="False" ShowQuestion="False" ShowArchiveLink="False" />

In the case where the PollID is specified declaratively, we need to show the specified Poll. In cases where no PollID is specified, we need to show the Current Poll.

In order to do that, you need to determine what the PollID is, and you do that by calling base.DataBind(); Then, you need to determine which poll to show based on the evaluated ID, which is done in the call to DoBinding().

daniel_d · October 29th, 2009, 06:28 PM

I've tried those 2 controls (the one with specified PollID and the other one) none of them triggers DataBind() method.

Anyway, If i put

Code:

<mb:PollBox id="PollBox1" runat="server" PollID='<%# Eval("ID") %>'
ShowHeader="False" ShowQuestion="False" ShowArchiveLink="False" />

im master page, i won't get any value for PollID='<%# Eval("ID") %>' the page doesn't have "ID" bounded data.

Lee Dumond · October 29th, 2009, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniel_d

im master page, i won't get any value for PollID='<%# Eval("ID") %>' the page doesn't have "ID" bounded data.

Of course not. The Eval method is meant to work in the context of a data bound control.

If you are NOT using it as part of a databound control. then you need to either not specify PollID at all, in which case it will show the "Current" poll:

Code:

<mb:PollBox id="PollBox1" runat="server" ShowHeader="False" ShowQuestion="False" ShowArchiveLink="False" />

... or, you have to specify a hard-coded ID, if you want to show a particular poll:

Code:

<mb:PollBox id="PollBox1" runat="server" ShowHeader="False" PollID= "24" ShowQuestion="False" ShowArchiveLink="False" />

In either of these cases, the Databind method will not be triggered, because there is no databound control which calls it.

daniel_d · October 29th, 2009, 07:23 PM

great, this answers my question!
Thanks