Jim Ross [MVP]
1/13/2003 9:42:00 PM
Container.DataItem is only valid during databinding, and thus needs to
be inside a databinding expression (<%# databinding expression %>)
"hypomite" <john@zgn.net> wrote:
>im trying to add a simple conditional statement that will check if a
>Container.DataItem value in my repeater control matches a querystring value.
>When I try use Container.DataItem in the "if" statement I get a "Name
>'Container' is not declared" error (<%# Container.DataItem(whatever) %>
>works fine though).
>
>here's the code:
>
><%If IsCurrentPage(Container.DataItem("id"),Request.QueryString("pgid"))
>Then%>
>
> <td align="center">
> <a href="home.aspx?
> act=pg&
> pgid=<%# Container.DataItem("id") %>&
> iscat=<%# Container.DataItem("iscat") %>">
> <%# Container.DataItem("linkname") %>
> </a>
> </td>
>
> <%Else%>
>
> <td align="center">
> <a href="home.aspx?
> act=pg&
> pgid=<%# Container.DataItem("id") %>&
> iscat=<%# Container.DataItem("iscat") %>">
> <%# Container.DataItem("linkname") %>
> </a>
> </td>
>
> <%End If%>
>
Jim Ross
MS MVP [ASP.NET][VC/MFC emeritus]
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