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Hide/Show HyperLink in DataGrid

Hi All,

I want to be able to hide or show a hyperlinks in a template column within a DataGrid. I select users from a database and bind them to the grid. If a user can not be edited or deleted I want to be able to hide the edit/delete hyperlinks for that particular record in the data grid. I have included my template column code below. If there is a better way of achieving the same result then I am happy to change my code.

<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Center"></ItemStyle>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink id="hlkUpdate" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# "usersUpdate.aspx?uid=" + DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "UserID") %>'>edit</asp:HyperLink> |
<asp:HyperLink id="hlkDelete" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# "usersDelete.aspx?uid=" + DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "UserID") %>'>delete</asp:HyperLink>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

Many thanks in advance

Cragly

aki4u

how do you determine if to show/hide link? Is there a value in datatable? If so, what's the field name and type?

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Thanks very much guys for your help it worked a treat. Here is the final code used for anybody with the same problem.

private void dgCategories_ItemDataBound(object sender, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs e)
{
      if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
      {
            DataRowView row = (DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem;;

            if (row["CanEdit"].ToString() != "1")
            {
                  ((HyperLink)e.Item.Cells[0].FindControl("hlkUpdate")).Enabled = false;
                  ((HyperLink)e.Item.Cells[0].FindControl("hlkDelete")).Enabled = false;
            }
      }
}

You could not help me on another issue that I have posted could you??

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21787495/C-ASP-NET-Checkbox-List-Problem.html

Many thanks

Cragly

aki4u

Why even go to dgCategories_ItemDataBound when you can hide them in html view?!
That's why I asked you to provide me details in my first posr but you never answered.