I have a checkbox list filled by a list of ListItem, each ListItem having both text and a value like "8" or "5".
But I realized that a CheckBox does not have a value, its value is checked or not.
var listType = SettingsManager.Get("CRMCaseTypes");
var listStatus = SettingsManager.Get("CRMStatusReasons");
var listTypeItems = ParseSettingList(listType);
var listStatusItems = ParseSettingList(listStatus);
cblCRMType.DataSource = listTypeItems;
cblCRMType.DataBind();
cblCRMStatus.DataSource = listStatusItems;
cblCRMStatus.DataBind();
foreach (Control c in cblCRMStatus.Controls)
{
CheckBox cb = c as CheckBox;
if(cb != null && cb.(value........)
}
Is there some way I could store a value in each checkbox and use it again in code behind after the user clicks submit?
Thanks
Yes, you can. You can add a custom attribute to the CheckBox. You can use the HTML5 data attributes so your HTML will be HTML5 valid:
Set
foreach (Control c in cblCRMStatus.Controls)
{
CheckBox cb = c as CheckBox;
if(cb != null)
{
cb.Attributes.Add("data-MyField", myFieldVal);
}
}
Retrieve
foreach (Control c in cblCRMStatus.Controls)
{
CheckBox cb = c as CheckBox;
if(cb != null && cb.Attributes["data-MyField"].ToString())
{
// do something
}
}
How long do you want to re use it? If you want to store it temporarily, you can use session. If you want to store it longer, save it to a database or a file.
You could pull the value from the list that the checkboxes were bound to, referencing the relevant list item based on the index of the checkbox.
You could add it as an attribute -
SET:
myCheckBox.Attributes.Add("myKey","myValue");
GET:
var myKey = myCheckBox.Attributes["myKey"] != null ? myCheckBox.Attributes["myKey"].ToString() : "";
Is there some way I could store a value in each checkbox and use it again in code behind after the user clicks submit?
You can set it to a Session
Session["CbxList"] = YourCheckBoxList;
Then when you want to reference it just add the following:
if (Session["CbxList"] != null)
{
YourCheckBoxList = Session["CbxList"] as CheckBoxList;
}
and use.
I've included a link to sessions in case you or anyone else is not familiar with them:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178581(v=vs.100).aspx
You need to look at the Items collection, not the Controls collection:
foreach (ListItem item in cblCRMStatus.Items)
{
string value = item.Value;
}
Although probably no longer needed by OP I'll add my answer since this thread still ranks highly in Google. If this is an ASPxCheckBox you can make use of the JSProperties dictionary to store your value(s) like so:
cb.JSProperties["cpMyValue"] = "MyValue";
I would then usually use a callback from a ASPxGridView or CallbackPanel to get this back to server side (which is slightly out of scope of the original question).
Related
I need to check, particular value whether available in the loaded dropdown list data source, How to do it?
Here is the code which I tried and it works fine, but is there any simple way to find it?
if (ddlcountry.Items.Contains(ddlcountry.Items.FindByValue(drJob["Country"].ToString())) == true)
{
ddlcountry.SelectedValue = drJob["Country"].ToString(); //if available it assigns the value
}
Following is much simpler:
ListItem item = ddlcountry.Items.FindByValue(drJob["Country"].ToString());
if(item != null)
ddlcountry.SelectedValue = item.Value;
I have solved a problem I was having with grouping objects in a way, that at beginning of the program, I loop trough all controls and store all TextBox and ListBoxes in a List<Controls>.
When i try to access them i do:
foreach(var g in controlsList)
{
g.Text = "VALUE";
}
and that works, but when I try to do g.SelectedIndex = 0 its wrong, I am guessing that has to do with that property being specific to listBox. How do I solve, or get around that ?
You can simply use OfType to filter Controls:
foreach(ListBox l in Controls.OfType<ListBox>())
l.SelectedIndex = 0;
I think this is what you are looking for:
foreach (var c in Controls)
{
var listBox = c as ListBox;
if (listBox != null)
{
listBox.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
Each control is safely cast to a ListBox. If it is not, the result will be null and will be skipped by the if block.
To access that property you have to cast to destination type first:
foreach(var control in controlsList)
{
if(control is ListBox) // check if this control is a listbox
((ListBox)control).SelectedIndex = 0; // now it is save to cast to listbox
}
the same could be done using as operator:
foreach(var control in controlsList)
{
var listBox = control as ListBox;
if(listBox != null) // check if cast was ok
listBox.SelectedIndex = 0; // use listBox
}
You're right that the property is specific to the list box.
You need to cast this to the correct object to be able to access it.
Here's an example:
foreach(var c in controlsList)
{
c.Text = "VALUE";
if (c is ListBox)
{
ListBox listBox = c as ListBox;
listBox.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
I want to dynamically change the value of the Property.settings with user scope. If I debug the values with console.printline everything seems good. But the value doesn't change.
I have a data grid where I can change the setting values. So if you write something in the row then the value should change.
IEnumerator enumerator = Properties.Settings.Default.PropertyValues.GetEnumerator();
Console.WriteLine("Itemname:: " + enumerator.ToString());
while (enumerator.MoveNext())
{
SettingsPropertyValue item = (SettingsPropertyValue)enumerator.Current;
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dg_values.Rows)
{
if (row.Cells[0].ToString().Equals(item.Name) && row.Cells[2].Value != null)
{
item.PropertyValue = row.Cells[2].Value;
}
}
}
I think you need to save after changing the value. You will find something like this item.Save() or near to this syntax.
I have put all of my form controls in a hashtable thus :-
foreach (Control c in this.Controls)
{
myhash.Add(c.Name, c);
}
amongst which are two radio buttons. I would like to get the value of the buttons, ie checked or unchecked, and assign them to a variable. How can I do that please. Thanks for all and any help.
foreach (Control c in hashtable.Values)
{
if(c is RadioButton)
{
string name = x.Name;
bool isChecked = (c as RadioButton).Checked;
}
}
or if you know the name
(hashtable["name"] as RadioButton).Checked;
You can retrieve a value by a key associated with it, basically control Name is a key in hashtable you've created. So if you know a name of controls you need to access:
var control = hash[radioButtonControlName] as RadioButton;
Otherwise using LINQ OfType() and List.ForEach():
// OfType() does check whether each item in hash.Values is of RadioButton type
// and return only matchings
hash.Values.OfType<RadioButton>()
.ToList()
.ForEach(rb => { bool isChecked = rb.Checked } );
OR using foreach loop:
(there is a nice overview of misconception of the List.ForEach() usage)
var radioButtons = hash.Values.OfType<RadioButton>();
foreach(var button in radioButons)
{
bool isChecked = rb.Checked;
}
Cast the control that is the radio button to a RadioButton Class instance and then look at the checked property. At least that would be how I've done this many times over in WebForms using similar classes.
Assuming the hashtable in your code is an instance of Hashtable:
Hashtable myhash= new Hashtable();
foreach (Control c in this.Controls)
{
myhash.Add(c.Name, c);
}
You can do this:
foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in myhash)
{
RadioButton rb = entry.Value as RadioButton;
if (rb != null)
bool checked = rb.Checked;
}
Also you can see the key of the hashmap entry with:
foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in myhash)
{
var componentName = entry.Key;
}
That will correspond with the name of the component that you put in the hashmap (c.Name).
Hope this help you.
How does one target a control by its Type?
I have a Control collection "TargetControls"
List<Control> TargetControls = new List<Control>();
foreach (Control page in Tabs.TabPages)
{
foreach (Control SubControl in page.Controls)
TargetControls.Add(SubControl);
}
foreach (Control ctrl in TargetControls)...
I need to access each existing control (combobox,checkbox,etc.) by its specific Type with access to its specific properties. The way I'm doing it now only gives me access to generic control properties.
Can't I specify something like...
Combobox current = new ComboBox["Name"]; /// Referencing an Instance of ComboBox 'Name'
and then be given access to it's (already existing) properties for manipulation?
You can use the is keyword to check for a specific type of the control. If the control is of a specific type, do a typecast.
foreach (Control SubControl in page.Controls)
{
if (SubControl is TextBox)
{
TextBox ctl = SubControl as TextBox;
}
}
You can use the OfType<T> extension method:
foreach (var textBox = page.Controls.OfType<TextBox>()) {
// ...
}
You'll need to cast the control to the right type of control before accessing any specific parameters.
ComboBox c = ctrl as ComboBox;
If (c != null)
{
//do some combo box specific stuff here
}
Also you could add the controls to a generic dictionary<string, control> and use the control.name as the key there.
Ex.
Dictionary<string, Control> TargetControls = new Dictionary<string, Control>();
Assuming you can use LINQ, and you're looking for (say) a Button control:
var button = (from Control c in TargetControls
where c.Name == "myName" && c is Button
select c
).FirstOrDefault();
...which will give you the first Button control named "myName" in your collection, or null if there are no such items present.
What about the Find method?
Button btn = (Button)this.Controls.Find("button1", true)[0];
btn.Text = "New Text";
In order to access a control's specific properties, you have to cast it to its appropriate type. For example, if the item in your TargetControls collection was a textbox, you would have to say ((TextBox)TargetControls[0]).Text = 'blah';
If you don't know the types ahead of time, you can use reflection to access the properties, but I'd need to have a better example of what you're trying to do first...