> Hello,
>
> I have found lots of examples and information on how to create an edit
> button in the datalist control, however the edit button is done with
> the edit template property.
>
> I have created the edit button in a class that Implements ITemplate in
> the InstantiateIn Sub.  The information of the row that the edit
> button is clicked on will be displayed in textboxes (outside of the
> datalist control) after postback for editing.  Below is some partial
> code:
>
> Public Class CWebExpenses
> Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
> dlstExpenses.ItemTemplate = New ItemTemplateClass
>
> Private Class ItemTemplateClass
> Implements ITemplate
> Public Sub InstantiateIn(ByVal container As
> System.Web.UI.Control) Implements
> System.Web.UI.ITemplate.InstantiateIn
>
> 'code that sets up table and other cells
>
> td = New TableCell
> Dim _btnEdit As New Button
> _btnEdit.Text = "Edit"
> AddHandler _btnEdit.Click, AddressOf Edit_Click
> td.Controls.Add(_btnEdit)
> tr.Cells.Add(td)
> End Sub
> Private Sub Edit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs)
> 'What should go in here?  I have an HtmlInputHidden in each
> row
> 'that I would like to grab to fill in the textboxes that are
> outside the datalist
> 'control.
> End Sub
> End Class
> End Class
> Thank you for any help that you can give!
>
> Charles
>

"Brock Allen" wrote:

> If I understand what you're trying to do, you want to have an Edit button
> in an ItemTemplate for a DataList, but you don't want the normal Edit behavior
> form the DataList. So then your question is what event do you handle? I'd
> start with letting the DataList manage your promary key by setting the PrimaryKeyField
> to be the column name of the PK. Then I'd suggest having your Button in your
> ItemTemplate have a CommandName="MyEdit". You'd then want to handle the DataList's
> ItemCommand event:
>
> private void _list_ItemCommand(object source, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListCommandEventArgs
> e)
> {
>     if (e.CommandName == "MyEdit")
>     {
>         object pk = _list.DataKeys[e.Item.ItemIndex];
>         // now use pk to show info elsewhere
>     }
> }
>
> So if the ItemCommand is your button, e.Item is the row in the DataList for
> your button. Grab the PK form the DataList and then you have all the info
> you need for that row. I hope this is what you were looking for.
>
> -Brock
> DevelopMentor
> http://staff.develop.com/ballen
>
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have found lots of examples and information on how to create an edit
> > button in the datalist control, however the edit button is done with
> > the edit template property.
> >
> > I have created the edit button in a class that Implements ITemplate in
> > the InstantiateIn Sub.  The information of the row that the edit
> > button is clicked on will be displayed in textboxes (outside of the
> > datalist control) after postback for editing.  Below is some partial
> > code:
> >
> > Public Class CWebExpenses
> > Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
> > dlstExpenses.ItemTemplate = New ItemTemplateClass
> >
> > Private Class ItemTemplateClass
> > Implements ITemplate
> > Public Sub InstantiateIn(ByVal container As
> > System.Web.UI.Control) Implements
> > System.Web.UI.ITemplate.InstantiateIn
> >
> > 'code that sets up table and other cells
> >
> > td = New TableCell
> > Dim _btnEdit As New Button
> > _btnEdit.Text = "Edit"
> > AddHandler _btnEdit.Click, AddressOf Edit_Click
> > td.Controls.Add(_btnEdit)
> > tr.Cells.Add(td)
> > End Sub
> > Private Sub Edit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> > System.EventArgs)
> > 'What should go in here?  I have an HtmlInputHidden in each
> > row
> > 'that I would like to grab to fill in the textboxes that are
> > outside the datalist
> > 'control.
> > End Sub
> > End Class
> > End Class
> > Thank you for any help that you can give!
> >
> > Charles
> >
>
>
>
>