Hi,
i got a grid on an asp.net (2.0) page . i want, in a certain field,
for certain rows to show a combobox, but in other cases show a
checkbox (basically, if i got 1 record or less to show in the combo, i
want just a checkbox) anybody has any idea how it can be done? (best
if anybody knows some article about it, with code snippet of some
sort... vb or c#, doesnt matter)

thanks!
Jonathan

You can utilize Template Fields / Columns to do just that. Define both of 
your controls inside the template:

<asp:TemplateField HeaderStyle-Width="20px">
	<ItemTemplate>
		<asp:DropDownList id="ddl" runat="server" />
		<asp:CheckBox id="chk" runat="server" />
	</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

and then make one or another invisible, based on your requirements:

private void grd_RowCreated(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
	GridViewRow row = e.Row;
	if (row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
	{
		TableCell templateCell = row.Cells[_TEMPLATE_COLUMN_INDEX];
		if (_ddlControlIndex == -1)
		{
			_ddlControlIndex = Ctls.GetCellControlIndex(templateCell , 
typeof(DropDownList));
			_chkControlIndex = Ctls.GetCellControlIndex(templateCell , 
typeof(CheckBox));
		}
		((DropDownList)templateCell .Controls[_ddlControlIndex]).Visible = 
getDropDownVisibleLogic();
		((CheckBox)templateCell .Controls[_chkControlIndex]).Visible = 
getCheckBoxVisibleLogic();

	}
}

HTH
"yoni@nobhillsoft.com" wrote:


> Hi,
> i got a grid on an asp.net (2.0) page . i want, in a certain field,
> for certain rows to show a combobox, but in other cases show a
> checkbox (basically, if i got 1 record or less to show in the combo, i
> want just a checkbox) anybody has any idea how it can be done? (best
> if anybody knows some article about it, with code snippet of some
> sort... vb or c#, doesnt matter)
> 
> thanks!
> Jonathan
> 
> 

On Aug 14, 11:48 pm, Sergey Poberezovskiy
 wrote:

> You can utilize Template Fields / Columns to do just that. Define both of
> your controls inside the template:
>
> <asp:TemplateField HeaderStyle-Width="20px">
>         <ItemTemplate>
>                 <asp:DropDownList id="ddl" runat="server" />
>                 <asp:CheckBox id="chk" runat="server" />
>         </ItemTemplate>
> </asp:TemplateField>
>
> and then make one or another invisible, based on your requirements:
>
> private void grd_RowCreated(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
> {
>         GridViewRow row = e.Row;
>         if (row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
>         {
>                 TableCell templateCell = row.Cells[_TEMPLATE_COLUMN_INDEX];
>                 if (_ddlControlIndex == -1)
>                 {
>                         _ddlControlIndex = Ctls.GetCellControlIndex(templateCell ,
> typeof(DropDownList));
>                         _chkControlIndex = Ctls.GetCellControlIndex(templateCell ,
> typeof(CheckBox));
>                 }
>                 ((DropDownList)templateCell .Controls[_ddlControlIndex]).Visible =
> getDropDownVisibleLogic();
>                 ((CheckBox)templateCell .Controls[_chkControlIndex]).Visible =
> getCheckBoxVisibleLogic();
>
>         }
>
> }
>
> HTH
>
>
>
> "y...@nobhillsoft.com" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > i got a grid on an asp.net (2.0) page . i want, in a certain field,
> > for certain rows to show a combobox, but in other cases show a
> > checkbox (basically, if i got 1 record or less to show in the combo, i
> > want just a checkbox) anybody has any idea how it can be done? (best
> > if anybody knows some article about it, with code snippet of some
> > sort... vb or c#, doesnt matter)
>
> > thanks!
> > Jonathan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


that worked like magic! thanks very much!