databinder – Tarik Billa

Formatting DataBinder.Eval data

April 12, 2024 by Tarik

There is an optional overload for DataBinder.Eval to supply formatting: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, “expression”[, “format”]) %> The format parameter is a String value, using the value placeholder replacement syntax (called composite formatting) like this: <asp:Label id=”lblNewsDate” runat=”server” Text=”<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, “publishedDate”, “{0:dddd d MMMM}”) %>”</label>

Accessing object property as string and setting its value

February 19, 2023 by Tarik

First of all, you should avoid using this; C# is a strongly-typed language, so take advantage of the type safety and performance advantages that accompany that aspect. If you have a legitimate reason to get and set the value of a property dynamically (in other words, when the type and/or property name is not able … Read more