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IF condition in ASP.NET DataList

New to ASP.NET and programming in VB. I was wondering what is the easiest way to put IF condtions in DataLists? Look at the example below. The 'Online Price' is not always valid and neither is the 'Save 10%' (or whatever percentage) so I need to know aside, from not displaying data item, how I would go about in a DataList hiding the HTML code as well?

I tried a IF statement like in classic ASP but I think I may be stumbling on the syntax. Something along the lines of

<%IF DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DISCOUNT") <> 0  THEN%>
<%END IF%>

PLEASE HELP!

<asp:DataList class="MainText" id="NewList" runat="server" CellSpacing="2" CellPadding="2" width="100%">
                                    <ItemTemplate>
                                        <tr valign="top">
                                            <td class="Listing">
                                                <a href="bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ISBN") %>"><img src="http://www.kogan-page.co.uk/images/<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ISBN") %>.jpg" class="BookImage" width="60"></a></td>
                                            <td class="Listing">
                                                <p>
                                                    <a href="bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ISBN") %>"><strong><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Title") %></strong></a>
                                                    <br />
                                                    <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Subtitle") %>
                                                    <br />
                                                    <span class="SmallText"> Author: <a href=""><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Author") %></a>
                                                    <br />
                                                    ISBN: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ISBN") %>
                                                    <br />
                                                    Binding: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Binding") %>
                                                    <br />
                                                    Publication Date: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "PublicationDate") %> </span>
                                                </p>
                                                <p class="SmallText">
                                                    <a href="bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ISBN") %>">More
                                                    Details</a>
                                                </p>
                                            </td>
                                            <td class="Listing">
                                                <p>
                                                    <strong>Online Price: <span class="RedText"></span></strong>
                                                    <br />

                                                    Published Price: <span class="StrikeText"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Price") %></span>

                                                    <br />
                                                    Save 10%

                                                </p>
                                                <p>
                                                    <a href=""><img src="images/addtobasket.gif" alt="" width="100" height="19" border="0" class="BookImage" /></a>
                                                </p>
                                            </td>
                                        </tr>
                                    </ItemTemplate>
                                </asp:DataList>
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gspronych
I would solve your problem in the codebehind, you can do it like this.
You will have to adjust the code to how your discount and price values are stored (string or int)

Put this code in your HTML page
<%# ReturnDiscount(Container.DataItem("DISCOUNT"),Container.DataItem("Price"))%>

Put this function in your codebehind
    Function ReturnDiscountPrice(ByVal intdiscount As interger, ByVal intprice As interger)
        dim intnewprice
        intnewprice = intprice

        if intdiscount <> 0 then
             intprice = intprice * intdiscount
        end if

        Return intprice

    End Function

Cheers
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RayBanUK

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Thanks I have consider the above option but I need to hide/unhide the html as well. For instance, if there is a discount say "Special Price" and "Save x%".
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gspronych
What is the condition to hide/unhide a row?

Do you want to only show the row when their is a valid discount?
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RayBanUK

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Yes basically the following bit of code

<strong>Online Price: <span class="RedText"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DiscountPrice") %></span></strong>
<br />
Published Price: <span class="StrikeText"><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Price") %></span>
<br />
Save <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Discount") %>%

I want the 'Online Price' and 'Save %' not be displayed if no discount.

Traditionally in classic ASP I would have done something like

<%if Discount <> 0 then%>
Online Price: <span class="RedText"><%=rs("DiscountPrice")%></span><br>
<%end if%>
Published Price: <%=rs("Price")%><br>
<%if Discount <> 0 then%>
Save <%=rs("Discount")%> %
<%end if%>

Just trying to find out how to do similar in a datalist.
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