BindData() - may I call it manually within Page_Load()?

[Rudi Hausmann]

Hi!

When is BindData() usually called?
Is it OK to call it within Page_Load() so that I have the content of the
bound controls?

Thanks

Rudi

 

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Rudi,

Probably you mean the DataBind() method. Yes, it is perfectly ok to do what
you want.

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Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer & Consultant
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
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[Mark Rae]

When is BindData() usually called?

I assume that BindData() is a custom method you have written to fetch a
collection of data from your database which is then bound to various web
controls...?

If so, you call it whenever it's needed...

Is it OK to call it within Page_Load() so that I have the content of the
bound controls?

Absolutely! However, you will almost certainly want to enclose it in a if
(!isPostBack) loop so that it doesn't get run twice, especially if e.g. you
have a method which updates data in response to a button click...

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
BindData();
}
}

protected void cmdSave_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// save the data...
BindData();
}

private void BindData()
{
// fetch the data from the database
}

 

[Rudi Hausmann]

Hi!

When is BindData() usually called?
Is it OK to call it within Page_Load() so that I have the content of the
bound controls?

Thanks

Rudi

Oops, I ment DataBind() of course. Sorry for the confusion...