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

<html>
<head>
<title>Editing Items with Validation in DataList</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/shared/netdemos.css">

<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 Titles where Type like '%cook%'";
      Session [ "myTable" ] = ( fetchData ( query ) ).Tables [ 0 ];
      bindList ( );
   }
}

void myListEditHandler ( Object src, DataListCommandEventArgs e ) {
   myList.EditItemIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
   bindList ( );
}

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 pub_id = ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "pub_id" ) ).Text;
   float price = float.Parse ( ( ( TextBox ) e.Item.FindControl ( "price" ) ).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 [ "Pub_ID" ] = pub_id;
   myRow [ "Price" ] = price;
   myTable.AcceptChanges ( );

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

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

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>Editing Items with Validation in DataList</h2></div>

<hr size=1 width=92%>

<div align="center">
<form runat="server">
   <asp:datalist id="myList" width=95% repeatcolumns=2 runat="server"
      edititemstyle-backcolor="lightsteelblue"
      onEditCommand="myListEditHandler" 
      onUpdateCommand="myListUpdateHandler" 
      onCancelCommand="myListCancelHandler">

      <itemtemplate>
         <table cellpadding=5>
         <tr>
            <td valign="top">
               <img align="top" runat="server"
                  src='<%# Eval ( "title_id", "~/shared/images/title-{0}.gif" ) %>' >
            </td>
            <td valign="top">
               <b>Title:</b> <%# Eval ( "title" ) %><br>
               <b>Category:</b> <%# Eval ( "type" ) %><br>
               <b>Publisher ID:</b> <%# Eval ( "pub_id" ) %><br>
               <b>Price:</b><%# Eval ( "price", "{0:c}" ) %>
               <p>
               <asp:imagebutton commandname="edit" runat="server"
                  imageurl="~/shared/images/button_edit.gif" />
            </td></tr>
         </table>
      </itemtemplate>

      <edititemtemplate>
         <table cellpadding=5>
         <tr>
            <td valign="top">
               <img align="top" width=50 runat="server"
                  src='<%# Eval ( "title_id", "~/shared/images/title-{0}.gif" ) %>' >
            </td>
            <td valign="top">
               <b>Title:</b> <%# Eval ( "title" ) %><br>
               <b>Category:</b> <%# Eval ( "type" ) %><br>
               <table cellpadding=0>
               <col align="right">
               <tr>
                  <td><b>Pub ID:</b>&nbsp;</td>
                  <td>
                  <asp:textbox id="pub_id" size=10 runat="server"
                     text='<%# Eval ( "pub_id" ) %>' />
                  <asp:requiredfieldvalidator runat="server" 
                     controltovalidate="pub_id"
                     display="none"
                     errormessage="Publisher code cannot be blank." />
                  <asp:regularexpressionvalidator runat="server"
                     controltovalidate="pub_id"
                     validationexpression="^\d{4}$"
                     display="none"
                     errormessage="Publisher code must be a 4-digit string." />
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td><b>Price:</b>&nbsp;</td>
                  <td><asp:textbox id="price" size=10 runat="server"
                     text='<%# Eval ( "price" ) %>' />
                  <asp:requiredfieldvalidator runat="server" 
                     controltovalidate="price"
                     display="none"
                     errormessage="Price cannot be blank." />
                  <asp:regularexpressionvalidator runat="server"
                     controltovalidate="price"
                     validationexpression="^\d*\.?\d*$"
                     display="none"
                     errormessage="Price must be in US currency format." />
                  </td>
               </tr>
               </table>
               <p>
               <asp:imagebutton commandname="update" runat="server"
                  imageurl="~/shared/images/button_update.gif" />
               <asp:imagebutton commandname="cancel" runat="server"
                  imageurl="~/shared/images/button_cancel.gif" 
                  causesvalidation=false />
            </td></tr>
         </table>
      </edititemtemplate>

   </asp:datalist>

   <asp:validationsummary runat="server" displaymode="list"
      showmessagebox showsummary=false />

</form>
</div>

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

</body>
</html>