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Hello,

I have a datagrid that I dynamically add radio buttons to in the
onItemDataBoud Event. I set each radio button to the same GroupName but
when I run the page the radio button group does not dissallow multiple
selections as it should. My C# code snippet is below.

Any thoughts???

public void ItemDataBoundHandler(Object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs e)
{
RadioButton rb = new RadioButton();
rb.AutoPostBack=true;
rb.GroupName="selItem";
rb.ID=e.Item.Cells[0].Text;
e.Item.Cells[2].Controls.Add(rb);
}



Thanks
Geo

That will not work. Well i suppose you already figured this out. Add it this
way instead. can't find the code... hold on

if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType ==
ListItemType.AlternatingItem)

{

Label lbl = (Label)e.Item.FindControl("Dig");

if(lbl != null)

lbl.Text = "<input type=radio name='samegroup' value=" +
e.Item.Cells[1].Text + ">";

[snip]

to retrieve the selected radio button do this:

private string GetSelectedItems()

{

string retval = Request.Form["samegroup"];

if(retval == null || String.Empty == retval)

Page.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<script>alert('Please select a row to
dig on by enabling a radio button in the grid')</script>"));

else

retval = retval.Trim();


return retval;

}

The returned value from that function will be whatever you put in in the
value attribute of the input tag (e.Item.Cells[1].Text)

You can sorta tell that this is my current project right?

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney
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"George Paiva" <geo AT NO SPAM promaxim DOT com> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
> I have a datagrid that I dynamically add radio buttons to in the
> onItemDataBoud Event. I set each radio button to the same GroupName but
> when I run the page the radio button group does not dissallow multiple
> selections as it should. My C# code snippet is below.
>
> Any thoughts???
>
> public void ItemDataBoundHandler(Object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs e)
> {
> RadioButton rb = new RadioButton();
> rb.AutoPostBack=true;
> rb.GroupName="selItem";
> rb.ID=e.Item.Cells[0].Text;
> e.Item.Cells[2].Controls.Add(rb);
> }
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Geo
>
>

Thanks Alvin,

I find it interesting that the DataGrid renames the "name" property of the
RadioButton with some prepended text (like gridname:_ctl2 because this
nullifies the functionality of the HTML control. You would think that the
framework would use its own property to itentify the controls in the grid.
No?

I will use your solution to get around this issue so thanks again.

Geo



"Alvin Bruney" <vapor at steaming post office> wrote in message
news:...
> That will not work. Well i suppose you already figured this out. Add it
this
> way instead. can't find the code... hold on
>
> if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType ==
> ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
>
> {
>
> Label lbl = (Label)e.Item.FindControl("Dig");
>
> if(lbl != null)
>
> lbl.Text = "<input type=radio name='samegroup' value=" +
> e.Item.Cells[1].Text + ">";
>
> [snip]
>
> to retrieve the selected radio button do this:
>
> private string GetSelectedItems()
>
> {
>
> string retval = Request.Form["samegroup"];
>
> if(retval == null || String.Empty == retval)
>
> Page.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<script>alert('Please select a row
to
> dig on by enabling a radio button in the grid')</script>"));
>
> else
>
> retval = retval.Trim();
>
>
> return retval;
>
> }
>
> The returned value from that function will be whatever you put in in the
> value attribute of the input tag (e.Item.Cells[1].Text)
>
> You can sorta tell that this is my current project right?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Alvin Bruney
> Got tidbits? Get it here...
> http://tinyurl.com/3he3b
> "George Paiva" <geo AT NO SPAM promaxim DOT com> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a datagrid that I dynamically add radio buttons to in the
> > onItemDataBoud Event. I set each radio button to the same GroupName but
> > when I run the page the radio button group does not dissallow multiple
> > selections as it should. My C# code snippet is below.
> >
> > Any thoughts???
> >
> > public void ItemDataBoundHandler(Object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs e)
> > {
> > RadioButton rb = new RadioButton();
> > rb.AutoPostBack=true;
> > rb.GroupName="selItem";
> > rb.ID=e.Item.Cells[0].Text;
> > e.Item.Cells[2].Controls.Add(rb);
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Geo
> >
> >
>
>

If you check out this support link , you will find the answer why datagrid
is changing the name of the radio button in runtime.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q316495



--
Saravana
Microsoft MVP - ASP.NET
www.extremeexperts.com



"George Paiva" <geo AT NO SPAM promaxim DOT com> wrote in message
news:#...
> Thanks Alvin,
>
> I find it interesting that the DataGrid renames the "name" property of the
> RadioButton with some prepended text (like gridname:_ctl2 because this
> nullifies the functionality of the HTML control. You would think that the
> framework would use its own property to itentify the controls in the grid.
> No?
>
> I will use your solution to get around this issue so thanks again.
>
> Geo
>
>
>
> "Alvin Bruney" <vapor at steaming post office> wrote in message
> news:...
> > That will not work. Well i suppose you already figured this out. Add it
> this
> > way instead. can't find the code... hold on
> >
> > if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType ==
> > ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
> >
> > {
> >
> > Label lbl = (Label)e.Item.FindControl("Dig");
> >
> > if(lbl != null)
> >
> > lbl.Text = "<input type=radio name='samegroup' value=" +
> > e.Item.Cells[1].Text + ">";
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > to retrieve the selected radio button do this:
> >
> > private string GetSelectedItems()
> >
> > {
> >
> > string retval = Request.Form["samegroup"];
> >
> > if(retval == null || String.Empty == retval)
> >
> > Page.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<script>alert('Please select a row
> to
> > dig on by enabling a radio button in the grid')</script>"));
> >
> > else
> >
> > retval = retval.Trim();
> >
> >
> > return retval;
> >
> > }
> >
> > The returned value from that function will be whatever you put in in the
> > value attribute of the input tag (e.Item.Cells[1].Text)
> >
> > You can sorta tell that this is my current project right?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Alvin Bruney
> > Got tidbits? Get it here...
> > http://tinyurl.com/3he3b
> > "George Paiva" <geo AT NO SPAM promaxim DOT com> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a datagrid that I dynamically add radio buttons to in the
> > > onItemDataBoud Event. I set each radio button to the same GroupName
but
> > > when I run the page the radio button group does not dissallow multiple
> > > selections as it should. My C# code snippet is below.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts???
> > >
> > > public void ItemDataBoundHandler(Object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs
e)
> > > {
> > > RadioButton rb = new RadioButton();
> > > rb.AutoPostBack=true;
> > > rb.GroupName="selItem";
> > > rb.ID=e.Item.Cells[0].Text;
> > > e.Item.Cells[2].Controls.Add(rb);
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Geo
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

> I find it interesting that the DataGrid renames the "name" property of the
> RadioButton with some prepended text (like gridname:_ctl2 because this
this is because webcontrols which implement inamingcontainer interface -
like the datagrid - must meet the criteria that their html name be unique,
hence the renaming. i'm not sure if they are working on getting an exemption
for the datagrid because this is a sore spot

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney
Got tidbits? Get it here...
http://tinyurl.com/3he3b
"George Paiva" <geo AT NO SPAM promaxim DOT com> wrote in message
news:%...
> Thanks Alvin,
>
> I find it interesting that the DataGrid renames the "name" property of the
> RadioButton with some prepended text (like gridname:_ctl2 because this
> nullifies the functionality of the HTML control. You would think that the
> framework would use its own property to itentify the controls in the grid.
> No?
>
> I will use your solution to get around this issue so thanks again.
>
> Geo
>
>
>
> "Alvin Bruney" <vapor at steaming post office> wrote in message
> news:...
> > That will not work. Well i suppose you already figured this out. Add it
> this
> > way instead. can't find the code... hold on
> >
> > if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType ==
> > ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
> >
> > {
> >
> > Label lbl = (Label)e.Item.FindControl("Dig");
> >
> > if(lbl != null)
> >
> > lbl.Text = "<input type=radio name='samegroup' value=" +
> > e.Item.Cells[1].Text + ">";
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > to retrieve the selected radio button do this:
> >
> > private string GetSelectedItems()
> >
> > {
> >
> > string retval = Request.Form["samegroup"];
> >
> > if(retval == null || String.Empty == retval)
> >
> > Page.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<script>alert('Please select a row
> to
> > dig on by enabling a radio button in the grid')</script>"));
> >
> > else
> >
> > retval = retval.Trim();
> >
> >
> > return retval;
> >
> > }
> >
> > The returned value from that function will be whatever you put in in the
> > value attribute of the input tag (e.Item.Cells[1].Text)
> >
> > You can sorta tell that this is my current project right?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Alvin Bruney
> > Got tidbits? Get it here...
> > http://tinyurl.com/3he3b
> > "George Paiva" <geo AT NO SPAM promaxim DOT com> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a datagrid that I dynamically add radio buttons to in the
> > > onItemDataBoud Event. I set each radio button to the same GroupName
but
> > > when I run the page the radio button group does not dissallow multiple
> > > selections as it should. My C# code snippet is below.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts???
> > >
> > > public void ItemDataBoundHandler(Object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs
e)
> > > {
> > > RadioButton rb = new RadioButton();
> > > rb.AutoPostBack=true;
> > > rb.GroupName="selItem";
> > > rb.ID=e.Item.Cells[0].Text;
> > > e.Item.Cells[2].Controls.Add(rb);
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Geo
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>