LoadScreen From Object: RadioButton List

ZeroFactorial · May 26th, 2009, 06:29 PM

On one of my forms I used a RadioButton List to choose values and store them in the db.

This is done is several sections and I have picked one to show here.

Code:


//Transfer Reason
baseEO.transferReasons = RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue.ToString();

When a user wants to go and edit a record, what is a good way to pull this information into the LoadScreen From Object Method to set the radio buttons to the stored value?

The only thing that I have seen in the Framework close to this is the block from PTORequest which shows...

Code:


ddlPTORequestType.Items.FindByValue(Convert.ToInt32(baseEO.PTORequestTypeId).ToString()).Selected = true;
ddlPTODayType.Items.FindByValue(Convert.ToInt32(baseEO.PTODayTypeId).ToString()).Selected = true;

but this is built on a custom class PTORequestTypeBO. Looking at this class I dont think I need to do this for what I am trying to do. Can anyone add any ideas?

ZeroFactorial · May 28th, 2009, 02:30 PM

The solution that I found, that actually works fairly good for editing forms. For each value that you store in the db, you should also create a field that houses the index for the rbl (radiobuttonlist) control.

So you when you are storing to the db, you would store the two fields as such.

Code:


baseEO.transFacility = ddlAETransferFacility.SelectedItem.ToString();
baseEO.transFacilityIndex = ddlAETransferFacility.SelectedValue;

Now whenever you need to repopulate a control you can set it by reversing the logic in the LoadScreenFromObject Method.
However you will only need to supply the code for Index field.

Code:

ddlAETransferFacility.SelectedValue = baseEO.transFacilityIndex

This will put your controls such as rbl, ddl ect, back to the state where the user saved the form.

If there is another way to get the same result a more direct way please share it.

Thanks