Highlight an item in a repeater control

[RSfromCO]

I am displaying the results of a database query in a repeater control. I am using alternating item templates so that the background color alternates with each row from the query. That is working nicely.

I would like to "Highlight" one row in the list. This row would be the one whose data item (Building_ID) matches the parameter that was sent to the page when it was loaded.

I tried this code to make the matching item Yellow instead of Blue...

<ItemTemplate>
<tr bgcolor=
<%
If (Request.QueryString(&quot;selected_building&quot= Container.DataItem(&quot;building_id&quot ) Then
Response.Write(&quot;Yellow&quot
Else
Response.Write(&quot;Blue&quot
End If
%>
>
<td><%#Container.DataItem(&quot;building_id&quot%></td>
<td><%#Container.DataItem(&quot;address&quot%></td>
<td><%#Container.DataItem(&quot;city&quot%></td>
<td><%#Container.DataItem(&quot;state&quot%></td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>


I get an error saying that Container is not declared, yet it seems to know what Container.DataItem(&quot;building_id&quot is when it displays the data. (if I take out the IF statement that is trying to set the background color).

I might understand this better if I knew what the # is for before the Container.DataItem objects.

Any suggestions ?

 

[jasonsalas]

This is certainly possible, but you might be able to pull this off by using a DataGrid and handling the OnSelectedItem event rather than using a Repeater. It'll be less code and less headache.