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Do not display a formview if one of its data bound fields is null.I have a formview bound to an AccessDataSource. AccessDataSource is defined as: <asp:AccessDataSource ID="AccessDataSource1" runat="server" DataFile="C:\Program Files\CallMaster\Data\CallMaster.mdb" SelectCommand="SELECT [CompanyName], [Message], [SalesContactPhone], [SalesContactEmail], [SupportContactPhone], [SupportContactEmail], [CompanyWebsite] FROM [Company]"></asp:AccessDataSource> The formview is defined as: <asp:FormView ID="FormView3" runat="server" DataSourceID="AccessDataSource1"> <ItemTemplate> Sales:<br /> <asp:Label ID="SalesContactPhoneLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="False" Font-Size="8pt" Text='<%# Bind("SalesContactPhone") %>'></asp:Label><br /> <asp:Label ID="SalesContactEmailLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="False" Font-Size="8pt" Text='<%# Bind("SalesContactEmail") %>'></asp:Label><br /> </ItemTemplate> </asp:FormView> If the formview field "SalesContactPhoneLabel" is null then I do not want to display FormView3. How can I do that? Any help is appreciated. -- Thanks Morris Hi Morris,
Regarding on this issue, I have also posted some suggest in your another thread below: Subject: Do not display table on form if field is null Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.webcontrols You can use the similar approach to do the detection and show/hide in FormView's PreRender event. e.g. #first get the label and check the bound value ====================== protected void FormView1_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (FormView1.CurrentMode == FormViewMode.ReadOnly) { Label lbl = FormView1.FindControl("idLabel") as Label; if (lbl.Text.Contains("3")) { FormView1.Visible = false; } else { FormView1.Visible = true; } } } ==================== How do you think? Sincerely, Steven Cheng Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead ================================================== Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif ications. Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent issues where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each follow up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. ================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi Steven,
Thank you again for your help. I modified the logic a bit as follows: Label SalesPhone3 = FormView3.Row.FindControl("SalesContactPhoneLabel") as Label; if (SalesPhone3.Text.ToString() == "") { FormView3.Visible = false; } else { FormView3.Visible = true; } A few questions: 1) why do I have to assign the control to a local variable as a label and then get the text value of the local label? How can I get the string value directly of the formview control? 2) what is the difference between null, "" and " " -- Show quoteThanks again for your help. Morris "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote: > Hi Morris, > > Regarding on this issue, I have also posted some suggest in your another > thread below: > > Subject: Do not display table on form if field is null > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.webcontrols > > You can use the similar approach to do the detection and show/hide in > FormView's PreRender event. e.g. > > #first get the label and check the bound value > ====================== > protected void FormView1_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e) > { > if (FormView1.CurrentMode == FormViewMode.ReadOnly) > { > Label lbl = FormView1.FindControl("idLabel") as Label; > > if (lbl.Text.Contains("3")) > { > FormView1.Visible = false; > } > else > { > FormView1.Visible = true; > } > } > } > ==================== > > How do you think? > > > Sincerely, > > Steven Cheng > > Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead > > > > ================================================== > > Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to > http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif > ications. > > > > Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent issues > where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support > Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each follow > up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support > professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the > most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations > that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex > project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best > handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting > Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at > http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. > > ================================================== > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > > Hi Morris,
For your further questions: 1) why do I have to assign the control to a local variable as a label and then get the text value of the local label? How can I get the string value directly of the formview control? ===================== After databinding, the column/field value from datasource record has been bound to the inner sub control(such as TextBox or Label) in the Formview, therefore, you need to extract the sub inner control instance from FormView's Control colleciton and pickup the value from those sub control instances. FormView does not have properties to get them directly. 2) what is the difference between null, "" and " " ========================= For string value, "null" means that this string variable doesn't point to any managed string object, it is a null reference. While for "", it means the string variable does point to a valid string object, but the string is any empty string. I suggest you always use the string.IsNullOrEmpty( string )or if(str != null || str != string.Empty) to test empty string value. The following statement is dangerous >>>>>>>>>> SalesPhone3.Text.ToString() == ""<<<<<<<<<<< because if SalesPh one3.Text is "null", then call any method on a null refernce will raise NullReference exception. Sincerely, Steven Cheng Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi Morris,
Still any questions on this? If there is anything else you wonder, please feel free to post here. Sincerely, Steven Cheng Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.  |
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