CheckboxList DataBind and pre-checked boxes 1

[XgrinderX]

Fairly new to ASP.NET. I have a CheckboxList that I have successfully bound to a DataTable which was generated by a stored procedure which returns several rows of data. The rows include the following fields: ID, Desc, Checked

I am binding the Desc to DataTextField and the ID to DataValueField. I cannot figure out how to use the Checked field to force the checkboxes to actually be checked when the element is rendered. Any help is appreciated!

-Greg

 

[jbenson001]

You need to bind the DatavalueField to the checked column assuming that column is a boolean or bit data type.

 

[XgrinderX]

Eh? How would I then pass the ID of the checked items over for processing?

 

[jbenson001]

You only option is to loop through and set the checked values manually. Look at these examples:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11775044/binding-checkboxlist

http://forums.asp.net/t/1580338.aspx/1

 

[XgrinderX]

That first link you posted sent me in the right direction. I got it figured out now, just like you said - manually populating the list items did the trick. Data bind was of no use in this situation. Thanks so much!

 

[jbenson001]

You're welcome, glad I could help. Have had to do this many times myself.