I have a datagrid with a template column and in that column I have some
label controls and an image button. The image button causes the
Products_ItemCommand event to fire; however, the value of ItemID is "".
Can anyone explain why this is so and how to get around it? Thanks!

HTML:
<asp:Label id="ItemIDLabel" runat="server" text='<%#
Container.DataItem("ItemID")%>'></asp:Label>

CODE BEHIND:
    Private Sub Products_ItemCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs) Handles
Products.ItemCommand
        If (e.CommandName = "AddToCart") Then
            'Add to cookie
            Dim ItemID As Label
            ItemID = CType(e.Item.Cells(0).FindControl("ItemIDLabel"),
Label)
            Response.Write(ItemID)
        End If
    End Sub

I figured out the solution within 5 minutes of posting this question :)


I encapsulated the databinding into a method called BindData and then
called BindData from inside the ItemCommand method:

CODE BEHIND:
    Private Sub Products_ItemCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As

System.Web.UI.WebControls.Data­GridCommandEventArgs) Handles
Products.ItemCommand
        If (e.CommandName = "AddToCart") Then

            BindData()
            'Add to cookie
            Dim ItemID As Label
            ItemID =
CType(e.Item.Cells(0).FindCont­rol("ItemIDLabel"),
Label)
            Response.Write(ItemID)
        End If
    End Sub

Hi Kim,

Unless the datagrid's viewstate is disabled, you can
directly get data from the datagrid without re-binding
datagrid's data source.

HTH

Elton Wang
elton_w***@hotmail.com


BindData and then
Object, ByVal e As
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