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.NET Forum / ASP.NET / General / October 2007Array as a datasource
I have a FormView that has several columns from a database that need to pick (using DropDownList) from a static set of values and text as shown below: value="" text = "" value="n/a" text="n/a" value="0" text="No" value="-1" text="Yes" Should I use an ObjectDataSource for these or something else? I have not used an ObjectDataSource yet, so it is new for me. Thanks. David If these are all the possible values and will never change then add manually. I am interested to know the overhead using ObjectDataSource Hope some more opinionated person ( right or wrong) moves you in some direction because it might not matter. caching is good also >I have a FormView that has several columns from a database that need to >pick (using DropDownList) from a static set of values and text as shown [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > David I have about six columns that will use this so I am looking for a different alternative that manually entered itemlist. I could put it a static SQL table but it seems silly. David > If these are all the possible values and will never change then add > manually. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> David Assign them to the ItemList, and reuse it over and over again, I am not asking your user to manually enter anything. >I have about six columns that will use this so I am looking for a different >alternative that manually entered itemlist. I could put it a static SQL [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>> >>> David I meant me entering them in manually in my 12 DropDownList controls (6 in read, 6 in edit). > Assign them to the ItemList, and reuse it over and over again, > I am not asking your user to manually enter anything. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>> >>>> David all you need is to clone and use the ItemsList. Or I just don't understand what you want? I had a dropdown list in every row, possibly 25 ( using paging and depending on page size ) I just clone and reuse my collectionList that holds my items to the dropdown list >I meant me entering them in manually in my 12 DropDownList controls (6 in >read, 6 in edit). [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>>>> >>>>> David I haven't cloned an ItemList before. How is that done? > all you need is to clone and use the ItemsList. > Or I just don't understand what you want? [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> David You can bind to the same collection and might not need Cloning. or Some classes provide the Clone Method for you. Like ArrayList al = new ArrayList(); ArrayList al2 = null; al2 = al.Clone(); When the Clone Method does not exist then create one yourself. create an ItemsListCollection object, or what ever collection you want, then call a Private method you created to populate it from another like object. That is cloning. You can use an ArrayList may be to bind to as above. >I haven't cloned an ItemList before. How is that done? > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> David Thank you. > You can bind to the same collection and might not need Cloning. > [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> David
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