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Multiple Checkboxes in an ASP VB.Net page.

i have a database with several tables, one of them is called documents. its columns are "docId", "doc_name", "doc_owner", "doc_permission".

I want to have a list of all records of the 'documents' table (20 documents at this time) with a checkbox button at the left of every item with all its information ("docId", "doc_name", "doc_owner", "doc_permission"). so i can then take every id of a selected checkbox and do whatever i want it.

I tried using the checkboxlist control by itself, but it only displays 1 column with one record.

maybe there is a way to combine checkboxlist with another control and this may work, dont know.

i would really appreciatte your answers.

btw, i am using Visual WebDeveloper 2010 Express (ASP.NEt 4.0 and VB .Net 4.0)

guru_sami

1: Add a Checkbox as TemplateField:
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" runat="server" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

2. Loop through gridview rows, find the checkbox in each row and see if it checked or not...
For Each row As GridViewRow In GridView1.Rows
      Dim chb As CheckBox = DirectCast(row.FindControl("CheckBox1"), CheckBox)
      If chb IsNot Nothing AndAlso chb.Checked = True Then
' do something
      End If
Next

3: If you want to get docId, you will have to use DataKeyNames and DataKeys for the row.

José Perez

ASKER

where, in my code, do i have to put the templateField?
this is my gridview code:

                <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AllowSorting="True" 
                    AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataSourceID="AccessDataSource1">
                    <Columns>
                        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="nom_doc" SortExpression="nom_doc">
                            <ItemTemplate>
                                <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("nom_doc") %>'></asp:Label>
                            </ItemTemplate>
                            <EditItemTemplate>
                                <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("nom_doc") %>'></asp:TextBox>
                            </EditItemTemplate>
                        </asp:TemplateField>
                        <asp:BoundField DataField="dueño" HeaderText="dueño" SortExpression="dueño" />
                        <asp:BoundField DataField="ext" HeaderText="ext" SortExpression="ext" />
                        <asp:BoundField DataField="tipo" HeaderText="tipo" SortExpression="tipo" />
                    </Columns>
                </asp:GridView>

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José Perez

ASKER

ok, i have added the checkbox as a templateField. it is working but it is displaying the id number to side of the checkbox. i would like not to be displayed but i am affraid tha if i delete de "Text" command i wont have a way to "know" what is the id corresponding to that row.

here is the code i have now:

               <Columns>
                        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="ID" InsertVisible="False" SortExpression="ID">
                            <ItemTemplate>
                                 <asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ID") %>'></asp:CheckBox>
                            </ItemTemplate>

                        </asp:TemplateField>
                        <asp:BoundField DataField="nom_doc" HeaderText="nom_doc" 
                            SortExpression="nom_doc" />
                        <asp:BoundField DataField="ext" HeaderText="ext" SortExpression="ext" />
                        <asp:BoundField DataField="dueño" HeaderText="dueño" SortExpression="dueño" />
                    </Columns>

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guru_sami

-->but i am affraid tha if i delete de "Text" command i wont have a way to "know" what is the id corresponding to that row.
The answer to that is my 3rd point.

1: Set the property of GV: DataKeyNames="ID"
2: To retrieve in my step2 code:

If chb IsNot Nothing AndAlso chb.Checked = True Then
' do something
Dim id As String = GridView1.DataKeys(row.RowIndex).Value.ToString()
End If

So you can remove the Text property of Checkbox.

Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.gridview.datakeys.aspx

José Perez

ASKER

in what 'event' should i add the following code?

If chb IsNot Nothing AndAlso chb.Checked = True Then
           ' do something
           Dim id As String = GridView1.DataKeys(row.RowIndex).Value.ToString()
End If

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José Perez

ASKER

i added to gridview1_SelectedIndexChange but it does not recognize 'chb'

guru_sami

--->in what 'event' should i add the following code?
I understood you wanted to loop through checkboxes in all gridview rows and that's what my initial code does. Loop through each rows and that's where that new code was supposed to go.
And you execute that code upon some button click.

--->i added to gridview1_SelectedIndexChange but it does not recognize 'chb'
to use that code in gridview selectedIndexChanged event you need like this:

Dim chb As CheckBox = DirectCast(gridview1.SelectedRow.FindControl("CheckBox1"), CheckBox)
If chb IsNot Nothing AndAlso chb.Checked = True Then
' do something
Dim id As String = GridView1.DataKeys(gridview1.SelectedRowIndex).Value.ToString()
End If

José Perez

ASKER

now it says "SelectedRowIndex is not member of the System.Web.UI.WebControls.Gridview".

guru_sami

sorry my bad... it should have been SelectedIndex i.e. gridview1.SelectedIndex

José Perez

ASKER

Error in
"Dim chb As CheckBox = DirectCast(GridView1.SelectedRow.FindControl("CheckBox1"), CheckBox)"

it says "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
and it still does not recognize 'chb'

guru_sami

I will have to see you complete code because I am giving you the basic idea and you will have adjust values accordingly.

José Perez

ASKER

Partial Class Principal
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub GridView1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GridView1.SelectedIndexChanged


    End Sub

    Protected Sub Button7_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button7.Click

        Dim chb As CheckBox = DirectCast(GridView1.SelectedRow.FindControl("CheckBox1"), CheckBox)

        If chb IsNot Nothing AndAlso chb.Checked = True Then
            ' do something
            MsgBox("Seleccionado!")
            Dim id As String = GridView1.DataKeys(GridView1.SelectedIndex).Value.ToString()
        End If

    End Sub
End Class

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guru_sami

Yeah see, you should be placing that code inside SelectedIndexChanged event.

If above doesn't want you might want to also provide me more exact details of your issue.
Because I am still not clear what exactly is your issue as now you are trying to execute that thing in Button Click. So do you want to get it when user click's Select button in the GridView row or you want to loop through all rows.

José Perez

ASKER

ok, well i'll explain...

what i want is that when someone selects a couple of checkboxes he or she clicks the button so the button generates an email with the 'id' of the selected checkboxes.

so the code should be executed whe the user clicks the button.

sorry if this wasn't clear.

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José Perez

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thanks a lot, this really helped me!