DropDownLists in Visual WebParts when created in Visual Studio 2010
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jeudi 14 juin 2012 14:28
In MS Access, a form's recordsource is based on a table and the recordsource of a control is that of a field on the table the form is based on. A recordsource of a control such as a combo box can be linked to a Table/Query where you can show a description and hide the primary key but bind that column to the control source of that control.
I need the same type of functionality for Visual WebParts; can anyone assist me?
I am creating Visual WebParts in Visual Studio 2010.
I can find how to bind a dropdownlist for a Visual WebPart however I can't find anything on what I need it to do. I don't need it to be cascading or anything like that.
thank you.
Sharon
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jeudi 14 juin 2012 15:00
Hi,
You need to populate the dependent DropDownlist on the SelectedIndexChanged event of the parent DropDownlist.
The code should be something like this:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { DropDownList ddlParent = new DropDownList(); DropDownList ddlChild = new DropDownList(); // method to bind data to the dropdownlist DataBindParent(); ddlParent.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(ddlParent_SelectedIndexChanged); ddlParent.AutoPostBack = true; } void ddlParent_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { // method to bind data to the dropdownlist DataBindChildren(ddlParent.SelectedValue); }
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- Proposé comme réponse Bjoern H RappMicrosoft Community Contributor, Moderator lundi 18 juin 2012 14:00
- Marqué comme réponse IAmANewcomer lundi 18 juin 2012 14:53
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lundi 18 juin 2012 13:13
Hi,
Lets say you want to bind a drop down list from a sql table using LINQ to SQL, the code would look something like this:
I have a connection string in the web.config file called dbconnectionString,
I have a table in SQL called ItemTable, that has two fields, Id (Primary key), and a text field called Name
I have a drop down list called ddlItems.
using (sqlDataContext context = new sqlDataContext(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["dbconnectionString"].ToString()) { //get the items var itemList = context.ItemTable.ToList(); //bind and set what users will see ddlItems.DataSource = itemList; ddlItems.DataValueField = "Id"; ddlItems.DataTextField = "Name" ddlItems.DataBind(); }Regards
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lundi 18 juin 2012 14:53Thanks, I think this is what I need. I'm testing it now.
Sharon
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lundi 18 juin 2012 14:54Thanks for the reply however I this doesn't seem like what I need.
Sharon

