Hiding the anchor tag in asp.net 1.1 based on condition - help me

[vishnu]

Hi,

I have a link that is coming from the database.Now if the link is
empty i dont want to display in datalist .How can i do that?

<td><aspataList id="DataList1" Runat="server"
RepeatDirection="Horizontal" RepeatColumns="3" CellPadding="5"
CellSpacing="2" Width="100%" EnableViewState="False">
<itemtemplate>
<b>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "FIRST_NAME") %>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "MIDDLE_NAME") %>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "LAST_NAME") %>
</b>
<br>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ADDRESS1") %>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ADDRESS2") %>
<br>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CITY") %>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "STATE") %>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ZIP_CODE") %>
<br>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "TELEPHONE") %>
<br>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "EMAIL") %>
<br>
<a id="Resume" href="<%#
DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "BIO_RESUME") %>" name="Resume"
Target="_blank">click here for bio/resume</a></b>
</itemtemplate>
</aspataList></td>


Thanks,
Vishnu

 

[Rad [Visual C# MVP]]

A quick solution is in your query return a # when the url field is
null

 

[vishnu]

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestion. I have written a function to handle this.

public string ShowLink(object row)
{
string resume=DataBinder.Eval(row,"BIO_RESUME") as string;
if(resume==null || resume.Trim().Length==0)
{
return "<p>No Data</p>";

}
else
return "<a href='<%#Container.DataItem %>' Target="_blank"'>" +
+ "View Bio Resume</a>";
}


Please let me know if this works.

Thanks,
Vishnu

 

[vishnu]

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestion. I have written a function to handle this.

public string ShowLink(object row)
{
string resume=DataBinder.Eval(row,"BIO_RESUME") as string;
if(resume==null || resume.Trim().Length==0)
{
return "<p>No Data</p>";

}
else
return "<a href='<%#Container.DataItem %>' Target="_blank"'>" +
+ "View Bio Resume</a>";
}


Please let me know if this works.

Thanks,
Vishnu