Ah, looks like I need to use the colelction syntax:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307860
cannontrodder wrote:
> Well the collection indicates which roles a user is in. EG:
> roles("admin")=False
>
> That seems a logical way to store it internally??
>
> I'm having trouble following what you are saying here. This is my
> declaritive code:
>
> <asp:Label runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Username") %>' />
> <asp:Label ID="Label5" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Email") %>' />
> <asp:Label ID="Label6" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Firstname") %>'
> />
> <asp:Label ID="Label7" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Lastname") %>' />
>
> <asp:CheckBoxList ID="CheckBoxList1" runat="server" />
>
> Username, Email, Firstname, Lastname and UserRoles are all members of
> the data object that the formview is bound to. I just can't see how I
> would declaratively bind that collection in the CheckBoxList tag above?
>
>
> Islamegy® wrote:
> > first why do u bind checkboxlist to collection of boolean?! those values
> > will be the text or the value??
> > it's meaningless as i see.
> >
> > anyway if the custom object has a property has a collection of boolean then
> > bind checkboxlist to this property but this property getter do the work of
> > getting these values(ex. master-details you must call fill method of the
> > child)..
> >
> > objectDataSource won't be able to invoke fill method of the values..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "cannontrodder" <> wrote in message
> > news: ups.com...
> > >I am displaying names and other details of my users in a Formview
> > > control by binding my custom business object to it. My custom object
> > > also has a property that is a collection of boolean values and I would
> > > like to show a checkboxlist within my formview to represent them.
> > >
> > > I just have no idea how to bind this collection to a list within the
> > > formview? Has anyone got any ideas on this? I don't need the full code,
> > > just a pointer in the right direction!
> > >