Editable Datagrid

[MaddogC]

I have an editable datagrid, to which I have added an "Add" button into the footer.

To do this I have changed the column containing the delete button from a buttonColumn to a template column

Previously a confirm delete attribute was added to the delete button in the OnItemDataBound code as follow:-

Dim deleteButton as linkButton = e.Item.Cells(4).Controls(0)
deleteButton.Attributes("onclick") = "javascript:return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete" & DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "Surname") & "?')"

I need to provide the same functionalty but referencing my delete button within my template column. How do I do this?

 

[mmaz]

In your ItemDatabound sub, check if your e.item.itemtype is a footer. If it isn't, add your confirm function to your button.

Let me know if you're getting an error. Maybe your button is not at the position .Item.Cells(4).Controls(0) anymore...

 

[jshurst]

This might help...

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/021203-1.aspx

 

[MaddogC]

I'm using the 4guys datagrid examples as a guide. In article

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/090402-1.aspx

he gives an example of deleting a row. This uses the boundcolumn. in the adding a new row article

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/021203-1.aspx,

the buttoncolumn containing the delete button is changed to a templatecolumn to accommodate the add button in the footer.

This is where I then have the problem referencing the original delete button as it is no longer a linkbutton therefore

Dim deleteButton as linkButton = e.Item.Cells(4).Controls(0)

no longer works.

 

[MaddogC]

Managed to sort this now. I thought i'd tried this, but the following works.

Dim myDeleteButton As Button
myDeleteButton = e.Item.FindControl("btnDelete")
myDeleteButton.Attributes.Add("onclick","return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete?');")