TemplateField helper function passes variable name not value

[dzr]

I have the field user_is_active in a table - 1 = active, 0 = inactive.

I have a GridView set up and I want it to display text "active/inactive" instead of 1/0. Easy right?

It seems to be passing the variable name "user_is_active" instead of the value 1 or 0 so all records are showing "inactive" in the status column.
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my Template field:

<asp:Label ID="lbl_getstatus" runat="server" Text='<%# GetStatus("user_is_active")%>'></asp:Label>

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my C# Codebehind
protected string GetStatus(string program_status)
{
if (program_status == "1")
{
return "active";
}
else
{
return "inactive";
}
}
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I know it's passing the variable name since I put:
return program_status + "inactive";
for the if/else and got "user_is_activeinactive" in the status column.
I tried variations of "Container.DataItem" which I saw in so many examples but got errors.

Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong here??

 

[Isadore]

dzr: Just a shot in the dark. Using a helper function in one of my pages; which is VB so may not be related, or even helpful here) I have the following:

Text='<%# GetStatus("user_is_active")%>'

..which shows up in the Helper function as:

Function GetStatus (user_is_active As Object)

..just a thought dzr; I don't write in C# so might not have any application here - but did think it might be worth mentioning.