Formatting DataBinder.Eval data

Question

How can I format data coming from a DataBinder.Eval statement in an ASPX page?

For example, I want to display the published date of the news items in a particular fo

Answer 1

After some searching on the Internet I found that it is in fact very much possible to call a custom method passing the DataBinder.Eval value.

The custom method can be written in the code behind file, but has to be declared public or protected. In my question above, I had mentioned that I tried to write the custom method in the code behind but was getting a run time error. The reason for this was that I had declared the method to be private.

So, in summary the following is a good way to use DataBinder.Eval value to get your desired output:

default.aspx

<asp:Label ID="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# GetDateInHomepageFormat(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "publishedDate")) )%>'></asp:Label>

default.aspx.cs code:

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{

    protected string GetDateInHomepageFormat(DateTime d)
    {

        string retValue = "";

        // Do all processing required and return value

        return retValue;
    }
}

Hope this helps others as well.

Answer 2

This line solved my problem:

<%#DateTime.Parse(Eval("DDDate").ToString()).ToString("dd-MM-yyyy")%>

Answer 3

You can use it this way in aspx page

<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DateColoumnName", "{0:dd-MMM-yyyy}") %>

Answer 4

Why not use the simpler syntax?

<asp:Label id="lblNewsDate" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("publishedDate", "{0:ffffdd d MMMM}") %>'</label>

This is the template control "Eval" that takes in the expression and the string format:

protected internal string Eval(
string expression,
string format

)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3d2sz789.aspx

Answer 5

Thanks to all. I had been stuck on standard format strings for some time. I also used a custom function in VB.

Mark Up:-

<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" text='<%# Formatlabel(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "psWages1D")) %>'/>

Code behind:-

Public Function fLabel(ByVal tval) As String
   fLabel = tval.ToString("#,##0.00%;(#,##0.00%);Zero")
End Function

Answer 6

Text='<%# DateTime.Parse(Eval("LastLoginDate").ToString()).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt") %>'

This works for the format as you want