<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<html>
<script runat="server" >
void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Set the background color for days in the Calendar control
// based on the value selected by the user from the
// DropDownList control.
Calendar1.DayStyle.BackColor =
System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value);
}
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Load data for the DropDownList control only once, when the
// page is first loaded.
if(!IsPostBack)
{
// Specify the data source and field names for the Text
// and Value properties of the items (ListItem objects)
// in the DropDownList control.
ColorList.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
ColorList.DataTextField = "ColorTextField";
ColorList.DataValueField = "ColorValueField";
// Bind the data to the control.
ColorList.DataBind();
// Set the default selected item, if desired.
ColorList.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
ICollection CreateDataSource()
{
// Create a table to store data for the DropDownList control.
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
// Define the columns of the table.
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ColorTextField", typeof(String)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ColorValueField", typeof(String)));
// Populate the table with sample values.
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("White", "White", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Silver", "Silver", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Dark Gray", "DarkGray", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Khaki", "Khaki", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Dark Khaki", "DarkKhaki", dt));
// Create a DataView from the DataTable to act as the data source
// for the DropDownList control.
DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
return dv;
}
DataRow CreateRow(String Text, String Value, DataTable dt)
{
// Create a DataRow using the DataTable defined in the
// CreateDataSource method.
DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
// This DataRow contains the ColorTextField and ColorValueField
// fields, as defined in the CreateDataSource method. Set the
// fields with the appropriate value. Remember that column 0
// is defined as ColorTextField, and column 1 is defined as
// ColorValueField.
dr[0] = Text;
dr[1] = Value;
return dr;
}
</script>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<h3> DropDownList Data Binding Example </h3>
Select a background color for days in the calendar.
<br><br>
<asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
ShowGridLines="True"
ShowTitle="True"
runat="server"/>
<br><br>
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td>
Background color:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
</form>
</body>
</html>