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C# Source: DataListEditCommand.aspx   fetchData_sql.cs   
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>

<html>
<head>
<title>DataList Editing Command Events Example</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/shared/netdemos.css">
<style>
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table.editor {
   font-size:8pt}
table.editor th {
   background-color:tan; padding:5}
table.editor td {
   background-color:palegoldenrod; vertical-align:top}
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</style>

<script language="C#" runat="server" src="fetchData_sql.cs" />

<script language="C#" runat="server">
void Page_Load ( Object src, EventArgs e ) {
   if ( !IsPostBack ) {
      // fetch and store data into Session
      string query = "SELECT * FROM Suppliers";
      Session [ "myTable" ] = ( fetchData ( query ) ).Tables [ 0 ];
      bindList ( );
   }
}

void myListEditHandler ( Object src, DataListCommandEventArgs e ) {
   myList.EditItemIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
   bindList ( );
   // clear optional message
   msg.Text = "";
}

void myListCancelHandler ( Object src, DataListCommandEventArgs e ) {
   myList.EditItemIndex = -1;
   bindList ( );
}

void myListUpdateHandler ( Object src, DataListCommandEventArgs e ) {
   // e.Item represents the current row in edit mode ...
   // get updated row values
   string contact = ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "contact" ) ).Text;
   string title = ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "title" ) ).Text;
   string address = ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "address" ) ).Text;
   string city = ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "city" ) ).Text;
   string phone = ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "phone" ) ).Text;

   // load data from Session
   DataTable myTable = ( DataTable ) Session [ "myTable" ];

   // for demo purposes, the following procedure updates the row
   // only in the datatable bound to the list, not in the database ...
   // in actual practice, though, you can instead
   // call a method to update the row in the database here ... 

   // get and update row
   DataRow myRow = myTable.Rows [ e.Item.ItemIndex ];
   myRow [ "ContactName" ] = contact;
   myRow [ "ContactTitle" ] = title;
   myRow [ "Address" ] = address;
   myRow [ "City" ] = city;
   myRow [ "Phone" ] = phone;
   myTable.AcceptChanges ( );

   // refresh data in Session
   Session [ "myTable" ] = myTable;

   // set edit mode off
   myList.EditItemIndex = -1;
   bindList ( );

   // optional message
   msg.Text = "Data for <b>" + 
   ( ( Label ) e.Item.FindControl ( "company" ) ).Text + 
      "</b> updated";
}

void bindList ( ) {
   // bind list to current data in Session
   myList.DataSource = Session [ "myTable" ];
   myList.DataBind ( );
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<!-- #include virtual="~/shared/top.inc" -->
<div class="header"><h2>DataList Editing Command Events Example</h2></div>

<hr size=1 width=92%>

<div align="center">
<form runat="server">
   <p><asp:label id="msg" runat="server" /></p>

   <asp:datalist id="myList" runat="server"
      width="92%" cellpadding=5 repeatcolumns=2
      backcolor="ghostwhite"
      onEditCommand="myListEditHandler"
      onUpdateCommand="myListUpdateHandler"
      onCancelCommand="myListCancelHandler">

      <headertemplate>
         NorthWind Traders Suppliers
      </headertemplate>

      <headerstyle backcolor="darkslategray" 
         forecolor="khaki" font-bold />

      <itemtemplate>
         <asp:linkbutton runat="server" commandname="edit"
            text='<%# Eval ( "CompanyName" ) %>' />
      </itemtemplate>
   
      <itemstyle font-size="9pt" verticalalign="top" />

      <edititemtemplate>

         <table cellspacing=1 cellpadding=1 class="editor" width=100% align="center">
         <tr>
            <th colspan=2><asp:label id="company" runat="server"
               text='<%# Eval ( "CompanyName" ) %>' /></th>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>Contact: </td>
            <td><asp:textbox id="contact" runat="server" 
               text='<%# Eval ( "ContactName" ) %>' /></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>Position: </td>
            <td><asp:textbox id="title" runat="server" 
               text='<%# Eval ( "ContactTitle" ) %>' /></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>Address: </td>
            <td><asp:textbox id="address" runat="server" 
               text='<%# Eval ( "Address" ) %>' /></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>City: </td>
            <td><asp:textbox id="city" runat="server" 
               text='<%# Eval ( "City" ) %>' /></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>Phone: </td>
            <td><asp:textbox id="phone" runat="server" 
               text='<%# Eval ( "Phone" ) %>' /></td>
         </tr>
         <tr align="center">
            <td colspan=2>
               <asp:linkbutton commandname="update" runat="server" text="Update" />
               <asp:linkbutton commandname="cancel" runat="server" text="Cancel" />
            </td>
         </tr>
         </table>

      </edititemtemplate>

   </asp:datalist>

</form>
</div>

<hr size=1 width=92%>
<!-- #include virtual="~/shared/viewsrc.inc -->

</body>
</html>