Getting data out of Repeater

[developer155]

I have a repeater control that show properties and a check box next to each. Users click check box to mark the prop they are interested in. I need some way to identify the property. Here is what I have so far, I can go and identify which box is checked, but I can find the corresponding property. Any tip is appreciated
Code---------------------------
<ItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor="#ffcccc">
<td>
<asp:CheckBox id="PropCheck" runat="server"></asp:CheckBox></td>
<td><asp:Label ID="PropName" Runat="server"><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"fPropName") %></asp:Label></td>


Here is code for it:
for (int i=0; i<PropRepeater.Items.Count; i++)
{
String isChecked = ((CheckBox) PropRepeater.Items.FindControl("PropCheck")).Checked.ToString();
if (isChecked == "True")
somevar=(Label)(PropRepeater.Items.FindControl("PropName").t.ToString();


}


thanks!!!

 

[jbenson001]

do you get an error? what happens?

 

[developer155]

I do not get any value, empty string.

thanks

 

[jbenson001]

don't use .ToString, use .Text

When you are using .ToString.. you are referncing the object itself not the text of the label control

 

[developer155]

when I use this
somevar=(PropRepeater.Items.FindControl("PropName")

.Text is not available

it is also not available when I cast to Label type

somevar=(Label)(PropRepeater.Items.FindControl("PropName")

 

[jbenson001]

Try this code:

string somevar = ((Label)(PropRepeater.Items(i).FindControl("PropName"))).Text;

 

[developer155]

I tried that but it is returning empy string. Check out my code in aspx and cs:
ASPX:
<ItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor="#ffcccc">
<td>
<asp:CheckBox id="PropCheck" runat="server"></asp:CheckBox></td>
<td><asp:Label ID="PropName" Runat="server"><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"fPropName") %></asp:Label></td>
<td><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"fPropAddr1") %></td>
<td><%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"fPropCity") %></td>

</tr>

And here is the code behind:
for (int i=0; i<PropRepeater.Items.Count; i++)
{
String isChecked = ((CheckBox) PropRepeater.Items.FindControl("PropCheck")).Checked.ToString();
if (isChecked == "True")
somevar = ((Label)(PropRepeater.Items.FindControl("PropName"))).Text;



}

See anything wrong?

Thanks for all your help!!!

 

[developer155]

JBenson, thansk for all your help, I finally figured it out
Here is what I needed to change in aspx side
<asp:Label id="PropName" Runat="server" text=<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"fPropName")%>>

added attribute text to the label, I did not have it before

thanks again for pointing me to the right direction

 

[jbenson001]

Ohh cool.. glad you got it working

Jim