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DataListCommandEventArgs.CommandSource Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets the source of the command.

public:
 property System::Object ^ CommandSource { System::Object ^ get(); };
public object CommandSource { get; }
member this.CommandSource : obj
Public ReadOnly Property CommandSource As Object

Property Value

Object

The source of the command.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the CommandSource property to determine the command selected by the user. It then performs the appropriate action based, on the command.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>DataListCommandEventArgs Example</title>
<script language="c#" runat="server">
 
      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
         
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         // Create a DataTable.
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DateTimeValue", typeof(DateTime)));
 
         // Create sample data.
         for (int i = 1; i <= 9; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }
          
 
         // Return a DataView to the DataTable.
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;
         
      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
         
         if (!IsPostBack)
            BindList();
 
      }
 
      void BindList() 
      {

         DataList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         DataList1.DataBind();

      }
     
      void DataList_ItemCommand(object sender, DataListCommandEventArgs e) 
      {          
         if (((LinkButton)e.CommandSource).CommandName == "select")
            DataList1.SelectedIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
         
         BindList();
      }
 
   </script>
 
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>DataListCommandEventArgs Example</h3>
 
      <asp:DataList id="DataList1"                                                
                    GridLines="Both"                                                       
                    OnItemCommand="DataList_ItemCommand"
                    runat="server">

         <HeaderTemplate>
            Items
         </HeaderTemplate>

         <ItemTemplate>
            <asp:LinkButton id="button1"
                            Text="Show details" 
                            CommandName="select" 
                            runat="server"/>
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>
         </ItemTemplate>

         <SelectedItemTemplate>
            Item:
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>
            <br />
            Order Date:
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DateTimeValue", "{0:d}") %>
            <br />
            Quantity:
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "IntegerValue", "{0:N1}") %>
            <br />
         </SelectedItemTemplate>
 
      </asp:DataList>

   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>DataListCommandEventArgs Example</title>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
 
    Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
        
        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        Dim dr As DataRow
        
        ' Create a DataTable.
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("DateTimeValue", GetType(DateTime)))
        
        ' Create sample data.
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 1 To 9
            dr = dt.NewRow()
            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = "Item " & i.ToString()
            dr(2) = DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString()
            dt.Rows.Add(dr)
        Next i
        
        
        ' Return a DataView to the DataTable.
        Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
        Return dv
    End Function 'CreateDataSource
     

    Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            BindList()
        End If 
    End Sub 'Page_Load


    Sub BindList()
        
        DataList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
        DataList1.DataBind()
    End Sub 'BindList
     

    Sub DataList_ItemCommand(sender As Object, e As DataListCommandEventArgs)
        If CType(e.CommandSource, LinkButton).CommandName = "select" Then
            DataList1.SelectedIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex
        End If 
        BindList()
    End Sub 'DataList_ItemCommand
     
   </script>
 
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>DataListCommandEventArgs Example</h3>
 
      <asp:DataList id="DataList1"                                                
                    GridLines="Both"                                                       
                    OnItemCommand="DataList_ItemCommand"
                    runat="server">

         <HeaderTemplate>
            Items
         </HeaderTemplate>

         <ItemTemplate>
            <asp:LinkButton id="button1"
                            Text="Show details" 
                            CommandName="select" 
                            runat="server"/>
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>
         </ItemTemplate>

         <SelectedItemTemplate>
            Item:
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "StringValue") %>
            <br />
            Order Date:
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DateTimeValue", "{0:d}") %>
            <br />
            Quantity:
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "IntegerValue", "{0:N1}") %>
            <br />
         </SelectedItemTemplate>
 
      </asp:DataList>

   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the CommandSource property to determine the command source that raised the event. This property is commonly used to determine which command raises the event. You can then take appropriate action, based on the command.

Applies to

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