In DataList ItemdataBound event, how to access by column name instead of by ItemArray index

Question

In the following code, strUsername is always returning as an empty string "" (and so are other columns).

However if I use ItemArray and access it by passing the column index, it works fine. How to access by column name instead of index?

 protected void dlst_ItemDataBound(object sender, DataListItemEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item ||
             e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
            {
                if (e.Item.DataItem != null)
                {
                    string strUsername = DataBinder.Eval(e.Item.DataItem, "Username").ToString(); -----> this returns as an empty string


                }
            }

Can you post the asp.net markup for this control? – Aruna Dec 18 '16 at 04:28 — Aruna, Dec 18 '16 at 04:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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Answer is here: ItemDataBound 'e.item.dataitem("key")' with ListView Control

Also, DataBinder.Eval is not usable in ItemDataBound.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Aug 15 '12 at 20:44

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In DataList ItemdataBound event, how to access by column name instead of by ItemArray index

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