Control Focus and DataList

[Jerry Camel]

Once the datalist is in edit mode and the text boxes and all happily appear,
how can I force the textbox to be the control with focus, so the user can
start editing without having to click the textbox first? Thanks.

Jerry

[Jay Douglas]

Re: Control Focus and DataList

In the past, I have put the following code in the ItemDataBound event of the
text box.

Where TextBoxToFocusI d in the text box id in the datagrid

private void DataGrid1_ItemD ataBound(object sender,
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Data GridItemEventAr gs e)
{
if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Ed itItem)
{
TextBox txt = e.Item.FindCont rol("TextBoxToF ocusId");
RegisterClientS criptBlock("Dat aGridFocus",
string.Format(" <script
language=\"java script\">docume nt.getElementBy Id('{0}').focus ();</script>",
txt.ClientID));
}
}

--
Jay Douglas

http://www.jaydouglas.com

"Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.co m> wrote in message
news:O6QxFLg6FH A.2176@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Once the datalist is in edit mode and the text boxes and all happily
> appear,
> how can I force the textbox to be the control with focus, so the user can
> start editing without having to click the textbox first? Thanks.
>
> Jerry
>
>[/color]

[Jerry Camel]

Re: Control Focus and DataList

Here's the problem... The Datalist control renders the code and assigns IDs
and names to all the controls. So you don't know the name of the control
that needs the focus until the html is rendered. And the name will be
different for every line in the datalist.

For instance, I named the textbox "txtName", but the ID when rendered is
something like "dlEntities__ct l4_txtName" and if I click a different record
to edit, the name would be different. How can you tell what control to set
the focus to?

Thanks.


"Jay Douglas" <jayREMOVEIFNOT SPAM@jaydouglas .com> wrote in message
news:u$IKNgg6FH A.3636@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> In the past, I have put the following code in the ItemDataBound event of[/color]
the[color=blue]
> text box.
>
> Where TextBoxToFocusI d in the text box id in the datagrid
>
> private void DataGrid1_ItemD ataBound(object sender,
> System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Data GridItemEventAr gs e)
> {
> if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Ed itItem)
> {
> TextBox txt = e.Item.FindCont rol("TextBoxToF ocusId");
> RegisterClientS criptBlock("Dat aGridFocus",
> string.Format(" <script
> language=\"java script\">docume nt.getElementBy Id('{0}').focus ();</script>",
> txt.ClientID));
> }
> }
>
> --
> Jay Douglas
> http://www.jaydouglas.com
>
>
> "Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.co m> wrote in message
> news:O6QxFLg6FH A.2176@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Once the datalist is in edit mode and the text boxes and all happily
> > appear,
> > how can I force the textbox to be the control with focus, so the user[/color][/color]
can[color=blue][color=green]
> > start editing without having to click the textbox first? Thanks.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Jay Douglas]

Re: Control Focus and DataList

Per the example below, you on the ItemDataBound event, you can use:

TextBox txt = (TextBox) e.Item.FindCont rol("txtName");

then txt.ClientID will return the full control name, ie:
dlEntities__ctl 4_txtName

--
Jay Douglas

http://www.jaydouglas.com

"Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.co m> wrote in message
news:ekqF$Ei6FH A.3876@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Here's the problem... The Datalist control renders the code and assigns
> IDs
> and names to all the controls. So you don't know the name of the control
> that needs the focus until the html is rendered. And the name will be
> different for every line in the datalist.
>
> For instance, I named the textbox "txtName", but the ID when rendered is
> something like "dlEntities__ct l4_txtName" and if I click a different
> record
> to edit, the name would be different. How can you tell what control to
> set
> the focus to?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Jay Douglas" <jayREMOVEIFNOT SPAM@jaydouglas .com> wrote in message
> news:u$IKNgg6FH A.3636@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> In the past, I have put the following code in the ItemDataBound event of[/color]
> the[color=green]
>> text box.
>>
>> Where TextBoxToFocusI d in the text box id in the datagrid
>>
>> private void DataGrid1_ItemD ataBound(object sender,
>> System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Data GridItemEventAr gs e)
>> {
>> if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Ed itItem)
>> {
>> TextBox txt = e.Item.FindCont rol("TextBoxToF ocusId");
>> RegisterClientS criptBlock("Dat aGridFocus",
>> string.Format(" <script
>> language=\"java script\">docume nt.getElementBy Id('{0}').focus ();</script>",
>> txt.ClientID));
>> }
>> }
>>
>> --
>> Jay Douglas
>> http://www.jaydouglas.com
>>
>>
>> "Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.co m> wrote in message
>> news:O6QxFLg6FH A.2176@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>> > Once the datalist is in edit mode and the text boxes and all happily
>> > appear,
>> > how can I force the textbox to be the control with focus, so the user[/color][/color]
> can[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > start editing without having to click the textbox first? Thanks.
>> >
>> > Jerry
>> >
>> >[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Jerry Camel]

Re: Control Focus and DataList

Figured it out right after I sent that note. Thanks for the info - much
appreciated.



"Jay Douglas" <jayREMOVEIFNOT SPAM@jaydouglas .com> wrote in message
news:eBt6jVs6FH A.2888@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Per the example below, you on the ItemDataBound event, you can use:
>
> TextBox txt = (TextBox) e.Item.FindCont rol("txtName");
>
> then txt.ClientID will return the full control name, ie:
> dlEntities__ctl 4_txtName
>
> --
> Jay Douglas
> http://www.jaydouglas.com
>
>
> "Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.co m> wrote in message
> news:ekqF$Ei6FH A.3876@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Here's the problem... The Datalist control renders the code and assigns
> > IDs
> > and names to all the controls. So you don't know the name of the[/color][/color]
control[color=blue][color=green]
> > that needs the focus until the html is rendered. And the name will be
> > different for every line in the datalist.
> >
> > For instance, I named the textbox "txtName", but the ID when rendered is
> > something like "dlEntities__ct l4_txtName" and if I click a different
> > record
> > to edit, the name would be different. How can you tell what control to
> > set
> > the focus to?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > "Jay Douglas" <jayREMOVEIFNOT SPAM@jaydouglas .com> wrote in message
> > news:u$IKNgg6FH A.3636@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> >> In the past, I have put the following code in the ItemDataBound event[/color][/color][/color]
of[color=blue][color=green]
> > the[color=darkred]
> >> text box.
> >>
> >> Where TextBoxToFocusI d in the text box id in the datagrid
> >>
> >> private void DataGrid1_ItemD ataBound(object sender,
> >> System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Data GridItemEventAr gs e)
> >> {
> >> if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Ed itItem)
> >> {
> >> TextBox txt = e.Item.FindCont rol("TextBoxToF ocusId");
> >> RegisterClientS criptBlock("Dat aGridFocus",
> >> string.Format(" <script
> >>[/color][/color][/color]
language=\"java script\">docume nt.getElementBy Id('{0}').focus ();</script>",[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> txt.ClientID));
> >> }
> >> }
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jay Douglas
> >> http://www.jaydouglas.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jerry Camel" <rlrcstr@msn.co m> wrote in message
> >> news:O6QxFLg6FH A.2176@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > Once the datalist is in edit mode and the text boxes and all happily
> >> > appear,
> >> > how can I force the textbox to be the control with focus, so the user[/color]
> > can[color=darkred]
> >> > start editing without having to click the textbox first? Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Jerry
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]