DynamicRouteExpression Class

<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" CodeFile="List.aspx.cs" Inherits="List" %>

<%@ Register src="~/DynamicData/Content/GridViewPager.ascx" tagname="GridViewPager" tagprefix="asp" %>

<asp:Content ID="headContent" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">
    <asp:DynamicDataManager ID="DynamicDataManager1" runat="server" AutoLoadForeignKeys="true">
        <DataControls>
            <asp:DataControlReference ControlID="GridView1" />
        </DataControls>
    </asp:DynamicDataManager>


    <h2 class="DDSubHeader">Using DynamicRouteExpression with <%= table.DisplayName%> table</h2>

    <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
        <ContentTemplate>
            <div class="DD">
                <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server" EnableClientScript="true"
                    HeaderText="List of validation errors" CssClass="DDValidator" />
                <asp:DynamicValidator runat="server" ID="GridViewValidator" ControlToValidate="GridView1" Display="None" CssClass="DDValidator" />
                <br /> <br />

                <div class="DDFilter"> 
                    <asp:HyperLink runat="server" ID="ViewAllLink" Text="View All Categories" />
                </div>

            </div>

            <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="GridDataSource" EnablePersistedSelection="true"
                AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True" CssClass="DDGridView"
                RowStyle-CssClass="td" HeaderStyle-CssClass="th" CellPadding="6">
                <Columns>
                    <asp:TemplateField>
                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <asp:DynamicHyperLink runat="server" Action="Edit" Text="Edit"
                            />&nbsp;<asp:LinkButton runat="server" CommandName="Delete" Text="Delete"
                                OnClientClick='return confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this item?");'
                            />&nbsp;<asp:DynamicHyperLink runat="server" Text="Details" />
                            <!-- Create action link to filter items that
                            belong to the same category -->
                             <a ID="CategoryRouteID" runat="server" 
                                    href='<%# GetRouteInformation() %>'>
                                Filter By: <%# GetProductCategory() %>
                            </a>
                        </ItemTemplate>
                    </asp:TemplateField>
                </Columns>

                <PagerStyle CssClass="DDFooter"/>        
                <PagerTemplate>
                    <asp:GridViewPager runat="server" />
                </PagerTemplate>
                <EmptyDataTemplate>
                    There are currently no items in this table.
                </EmptyDataTemplate>
            </asp:GridView>

            <asp:LinqDataSource ID="GridDataSource" runat="server" EnableDelete="true" />

            <asp:QueryExtender TargetControlID="GridDataSource" ID="GridQueryExtender" runat="server">
                <asp:DynamicRouteExpression ColumnName="ProductCategory" />
            </asp:QueryExtender>

            <br />

            <div class="DDBottomHyperLink">
                <asp:DynamicHyperLink ID="InsertHyperLink" runat="server" Action="Insert"><img runat="server" src="~/DynamicData/Content/Images/plus.gif" alt="Insert new item" />Insert new item</asp:DynamicHyperLink>
            </div>
        </ContentTemplate>
    </asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Content>

// Create route information based on the
// foreign-key specified in the 
// DynamicRouteExpression page markup. 
protected string GetRouteInformation()
{

    // Retrieve the current data item.
    var productItem = (Product)GetDataItem();

    if (productItem != null)
    {

        RouteValueDictionary rvd = new RouteValueDictionary();
        rvd.Add("ProductCategoryID", productItem.ProductCategoryID );

        string routePath =
            table.GetActionPath(PageAction.List, rvd);

        return routePath;

    }

    return string.Empty;
}

// Get the name of the foreign-key category. 
protected string GetProductCategory()
{
    // Retrieves the current data item.
    var productItem = (Product)GetDataItem();

    if (productItem != null)
    {
        return productItem.ProductCategory.Name;
    }
    return string.Empty;
}