How to apply custom logic to databound controls in formview

[jgd123456]

Hi, i have a formview on my page which has a password field. I encrypt the password when i store it in the database so what i need to do is decrypt it on the display before they edit. I have tried doing:

<asp:TextBox ID="txtPassword" runat="server" Text='<%# Encryption.Decrypt(Bind("Password")) %>'></asp:TextBox>

but this returned the error:

"The name 'Bind' does not exist in the current context"

Even when i try doing:

<asp:TextBox ID="txtPassword" runat="server" Text='<%# Encryption.Decrypt(Eval("Password")) %>'></asp:TextBox>

I get the error:

The best overloaded method match for 'Encryption.Decrypt(string)' has some invalid arguments

Argument '1': cannot convert from 'object' to 'string'

but the second method wouldn't help anyway because i need to pass it back to the objectdatasource to do the update.

Appreciate if someone could help.

Thanks

 

[ca8msm]

The TextBox has a DataBinding event so I imagine you could do it in there


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[jbenson001]

Textboxes in 2.0 are not considered bindable objects.. go figure. another wonderful change from MS
However there is a databinding method as ca8msm said.. for what, I don't know.. weird
Have a look at this article in the VS2005 help files

ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.NETDEVFX.v20.en/cpref13/html/E_System_Web_UI_Control_DataBinding.htm

 

[jgd123456]

Hi cheers worked a treat.