ListView.EditItem Property
Definition
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Gets the item that is in edit mode in a ListView control.
public:
virtual property System::Web::UI::WebControls::ListViewItem ^ EditItem { System::Web::UI::WebControls::ListViewItem ^ get(); };[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListViewItem EditItem { get; }[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.EditItem : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListViewItemPublic Overridable ReadOnly Property EditItem As ListViewItemProperty Value
The item that is in edit mode in a ListView control, or null if no item is in edit mode.
- Attributes
Examples
The following example shows how to retrieve the item that is in edit mode by using the EditItem property to access controls that are contained in the EditItemTemplate template.
Important
This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.
<%@ Page language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
void Page_Load()
{
Message.Text = String.Empty;
}
//<Snippet2>
void ProductsListView_ItemEditing(Object sender, ListViewEditEventArgs e)
{
ListViewItem item = ProductsListView.Items[e.NewEditIndex];
Label dateLabel = (Label)item.FindControl("DiscontinuedDateLabel");
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(dateLabel.Text))
return;
//Verify if the item is discontinued.
DateTime discontinuedDate = DateTime.Parse(dateLabel.Text);
if (discontinuedDate < DateTime.Now)
{
Message.Text = "You cannot edit a discontinued item.";
e.Cancel = true;
ProductsListView.SelectedIndex = -1;
}
}
//</Snippet2>
void DiscontinuedDateCalendar_OnSelectionChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
TextBox dateTextBox =
(TextBox)ProductsListView.EditItem.FindControl("DiscontinuedDateTextBox");
Calendar calendarObject = (Calendar)sender;
dateTextBox.Text = calendarObject.SelectedDate.ToString("d");
}
DateTime GetDateTime(object dateValue)
{
if (dateValue == DBNull.Value)
return DateTime.Now;
else
return (DateTime)dateValue;
}
protected void ProductsListView_PagePropertiesChanging(object sender, PagePropertiesChangingEventArgs e)
{
// Clears the edit index selection when paging.
ProductsListView.EditIndex = -1;
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>ListView Edit Item Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>ListView Edit Item Example</h3>
<asp:Label ID="Message"
ForeColor="Red"
runat="server"/>
<br/>
<asp:ListView ID="ProductsListView"
DataSourceID="ProductsDataSource"
DataKeyNames="ProductID"
OnItemEditing="ProductsListView_ItemEditing"
ConvertEmptyStringToNull="true"
OnPagePropertiesChanging="ProductsListView_PagePropertiesChanging"
runat="server" >
<LayoutTemplate>
<table cellpadding="2" runat="server" id="tblProducts" width="640px">
<tr runat="server" id="itemPlaceholder" />
</table>
<asp:DataPager runat="server" ID="ProductsDataPager" PageSize="12">
<Fields>
<asp:NextPreviousPagerField
ShowFirstPageButton="true" ShowLastPageButton="true"
FirstPageText="|<< " LastPageText=" >>|"
NextPageText=" > " PreviousPageText=" < " />
</Fields>
</asp:DataPager>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr runat="server">
<td valign="top">
<asp:LinkButton ID="EditButton" runat="server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
</td>
<td valign="top">
<asp:Label ID="NameLabel" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("Name") %>' />
</td>
<td valign="top">
<asp:Label ID="ProductNumberLabel" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ProductNumber") %>' />
</td>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="DiscontinuedDateLabel" runat="server"
Text='<%#Eval("DiscontinuedDate", "{0:d}") %>' />
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<tr style="background-color:#ADD8E6">
<td valign="top">
<asp:LinkButton ID="UpdateButton" runat="server"
CommandName="Update" Text="Update" /><br />
<asp:LinkButton ID="CancelButton" runat="server"
CommandName="Cancel" Text="Cancel" />
</td>
<td valign="top" colspan="2">
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="NameLabel"
AssociatedControlID="NameTextBox"
Text="Name"/>
<asp:TextBox ID="NameTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%#Bind("Name") %>' MaxLength="50" /><br />
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="ProductNumberLabel"
AssociatedControlID="ProductNumberTextBox"
Text="Product Number" />
<asp:TextBox ID="ProductNumberTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%#Bind("ProductNumber") %>' MaxLength="25" /><br />
</td>
<td>
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="DiscontinuedDateLabel"
AssociatedControlID="DiscontinuedDateTextBox"
Text="Discontinued Date"/>
<asp:TextBox ID="DiscontinuedDateTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("DiscontinuedDate", "{0:d}") %>'
MaxLength="10" /><br />
<asp:Calendar ID="DiscontinuedDateCalendar" runat="server"
SelectedDate='<%# GetDateTime(Eval("DiscontinuedDate")) %>'
OnSelectionChanged="DiscontinuedDateCalendar_OnSelectionChanged" />
</td>
</tr>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
<!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
<!-- to the AdventureWorks sample database. Use an ASP.NET -->
<!-- expression to retrieve the connection string value -->
<!-- from the Web.config file. -->
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="ProductsDataSource" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AdventureWorks_DataConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT [ProductID], [Name], [ProductNumber], [DiscontinuedDate]
FROM Production.Product"
UpdateCommand="UPDATE Production.Product
SET Name = @Name, ProductNumber = @ProductNumber, DiscontinuedDate = @DiscontinuedDate
WHERE ProductID = @ProductID">
</asp:SqlDataSource>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Sub Page_Load()
Message.Text = String.Empty
End Sub
'<Snippet2>
Sub ProductsListView_ItemEditing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ListViewEditEventArgs)
Dim item As ListViewItem = ProductsListView.Items(e.NewEditIndex)
Dim dateLabel As Label = CType(item.FindControl("DiscontinuedDateLabel"), Label)
If String.IsNullOrEmpty(dateLabel.Text) Then _
Return
'Verify if the item is discontinued.
Dim discontinuedDate As DateTime = DateTime.Parse(dateLabel.Text)
If discontinuedDate < DateTime.Now Then
Message.Text = "You cannot edit a discontinued item."
e.Cancel = True
ProductsListView.SelectedIndex = -1
End If
End Sub
'</Snippet2>
Sub DiscontinuedDateCalendar_OnSelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim dateTextBox As TextBox = _
CType(ProductsListView.EditItem.FindControl("DiscontinuedDateTextBox"), TextBox)
Dim calendarObject As Calendar = CType(sender, Calendar)
dateTextBox.Text = calendarObject.SelectedDate.ToString("d")
End Sub
Function GetDateTime(ByVal dateValue As Object) As DateTime
If dateValue Is DBNull.Value Then
Return DateTime.Now
Else
Return CType(dateValue, DateTime)
End If
End Function
Protected Sub ProductsListView_PagePropertiesChanging(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As PagePropertiesChangingEventArgs)
' Clears the edit index selection when paging.
ProductsListView.EditIndex = -1
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>ListView Edit Item Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>ListView Edit Item Example</h3>
<asp:Label ID="Message"
ForeColor="Red"
runat="server"/>
<br/>
<asp:ListView ID="ProductsListView"
DataSourceID="ProductsDataSource"
DataKeyNames="ProductID"
OnItemEditing="ProductsListView_ItemEditing"
ConvertEmptyStringToNull="true"
OnPagePropertiesChanging="ProductsListView_PagePropertiesChanging"
runat="server" >
<LayoutTemplate>
<table cellpadding="2" runat="server" id="tblProducts" width="640px">
<tr runat="server" id="itemPlaceholder" />
</table>
<asp:DataPager runat="server" ID="ProductsDataPager" PageSize="12">
<Fields>
<asp:NextPreviousPagerField
ShowFirstPageButton="true" ShowLastPageButton="true"
FirstPageText="|<< " LastPageText=" >>|"
NextPageText=" > " PreviousPageText=" < " />
</Fields>
</asp:DataPager>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr runat="server">
<td valign="top">
<asp:LinkButton ID="EditButton" runat="server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
</td>
<td valign="top">
<asp:Label ID="NameLabel" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("Name") %>' />
</td>
<td valign="top">
<asp:Label ID="ProductNumberLabel" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("ProductNumber") %>' />
</td>
<td>
<asp:Label ID="DiscontinuedDateLabel" runat="server"
Text='<%#Eval("DiscontinuedDate", "{0:d}") %>' />
</td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<tr style="background-color:#ADD8E6">
<td valign="top">
<asp:LinkButton ID="UpdateButton" runat="server"
CommandName="Update" Text="Update" /><br />
<asp:LinkButton ID="CancelButton" runat="server"
CommandName="Cancel" Text="Cancel" />
</td>
<td valign="top" colspan="2">
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="NameLabel"
AssociatedControlID="NameTextBox"
Text="Name"/>
<asp:TextBox ID="NameTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%#Bind("Name") %>' MaxLength="50" /><br />
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="ProductNumberLabel"
AssociatedControlID="ProductNumberTextBox"
Text="Product Number" />
<asp:TextBox ID="ProductNumberTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%#Bind("ProductNumber") %>' MaxLength="25" /><br />
</td>
<td>
<asp:Label runat="server" ID="DiscontinuedDateLabel"
AssociatedControlID="DiscontinuedDateTextBox"
Text="Discontinued Date"/>
<asp:TextBox ID="DiscontinuedDateTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("DiscontinuedDate", "{0:d}") %>'
MaxLength="10" /><br />
<asp:Calendar ID="DiscontinuedDateCalendar" runat="server"
SelectedDate='<%# GetDateTime(Eval("DiscontinuedDate")) %>'
OnSelectionChanged="DiscontinuedDateCalendar_OnSelectionChanged" />
</td>
</tr>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
<!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
<!-- to the AdventureWorks sample database. Use an ASP.NET -->
<!-- expression to retrieve the connection string value -->
<!-- from the Web.config file. -->
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="ProductsDataSource" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AdventureWorks_DataConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT [ProductID], [Name], [ProductNumber], [DiscontinuedDate]
FROM Production.Product"
UpdateCommand="UPDATE Production.Product
SET Name = @Name, ProductNumber = @ProductNumber, DiscontinuedDate = @DiscontinuedDate
WHERE ProductID = @ProductID">
</asp:SqlDataSource>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the EditItem property to access the item that is in edit mode in a ListView control. The content of an edit item is defined by the EditItemTemplate property.
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