ObjectDataSource.Updating Event
Definition
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Occurs before an Update() operation.
public:
event System::Web::UI::WebControls::ObjectDataSourceMethodEventHandler ^ Updating;public event System.Web.UI.WebControls.ObjectDataSourceMethodEventHandler Updating;member this.Updating : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ObjectDataSourceMethodEventHandler Public Custom Event Updating As ObjectDataSourceMethodEventHandler Event Type
Examples
The following three examples show a Web page, a code-behind page class, and a data-access class that enable a user to retrieve and update records in the Employees table in the Northwind database.
The first example shows a Web page that contains two ObjectDataSource controls, a DropDownList control, and a DetailsView control. The first ObjectDataSource control and the DropDownList control are used to retrieve and display employee names from the database. The second ObjectDataSource control and the DetailsView control are used to retrieve, display, and modify the data from the employee record that is selected by the user.
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<asp:objectdatasource
ID="ObjectDataSource1"
runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetFullNamesAndIDs"
TypeName="Samples.AspNet.CS.EmployeeLogic" />
<p>
<asp:dropdownlist
ID="DropDownList1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource1"
DataTextField="FullName"
DataValueField="EmployeeID"
AutoPostBack="True"
AppendDataBoundItems="true">
<asp:ListItem Text="Select One" Value=""></asp:ListItem>
</asp:dropdownlist>
</p>
<asp:objectdatasource
ID="ObjectDataSource2"
runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetEmployee"
UpdateMethod="UpdateEmployeeAddress"
OnUpdating="EmployeeUpdating"
OnSelected="EmployeeSelected"
TypeName="Samples.AspNet.CS.EmployeeLogic" >
<SelectParameters>
<asp:ControlParameter ControlID="DropDownList1" DefaultValue="-1" Name="empID" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:objectdatasource>
<asp:DetailsView
ID="DetailsView1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource2"
AutoGenerateRows="false"
AutoGenerateEditButton="true">
<Fields>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Address" DataField="Address" />
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="City" DataField="City" />
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Postal Code" DataField="PostalCode" />
</Fields>
</asp:DetailsView>
</form>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:objectdatasource
ID="ObjectDataSource1"
runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetFullNamesAndIDs"
TypeName="Samples.AspNet.CS.EmployeeLogic" />
<p>
<asp:dropdownlist
ID="DropDownList1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource1"
DataTextField="FullName"
DataValueField="EmployeeID"
AutoPostBack="True"
AppendDataBoundItems="true">
<asp:ListItem Text="Select One" Value=""></asp:ListItem>
</asp:dropdownlist>
</p>
<asp:objectdatasource
ID="ObjectDataSource2"
runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetEmployee"
UpdateMethod="UpdateEmployeeAddress"
OnUpdating="EmployeeUpdating"
OnSelected="EmployeeSelected"
TypeName="Samples.AspNet.CS.EmployeeLogic" >
<SelectParameters>
<asp:ControlParameter ControlID="DropDownList1" DefaultValue="-1" Name="empID" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:objectdatasource>
<asp:DetailsView
ID="DetailsView1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource2"
AutoGenerateRows="false"
AutoGenerateEditButton="true">
<Fields>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Address" DataField="Address" />
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="City" DataField="City" />
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Postal Code" DataField="PostalCode" />
</Fields>
</asp:DetailsView>
</form>
The second example shows handlers for the Selected and Updating events. The Selected event handler serializes the object that contains data that was retrieved from the Employee table. The serialized object is stored in view state. The Updating event handler deserializes the object in view state that contains the original data for the data record that is being updated. The object that contains the original data is passed as a parameter to the Update method. The original data must be passed to the database so that it can be used to check whether the data has been modified by another process.
public void EmployeeUpdating(object source, ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs e)
{
DataContractSerializer dcs = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Employee));
String xmlData = ViewState["OriginalEmployee"].ToString();
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlData));
Employee originalEmployee = (Employee)dcs.ReadObject(reader);
reader.Close();
e.InputParameters.Add("originalEmployee", originalEmployee);
}
public void EmployeeSelected(object source, ObjectDataSourceStatusEventArgs e)
{
if (e.ReturnValue != null)
{
DataContractSerializer dcs = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Employee));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sb);
dcs.WriteObject(writer, e.ReturnValue);
writer.Close();
ViewState["OriginalEmployee"] = sb.ToString();
}
}
Public Sub EmployeeUpdating(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs)
Dim dcs As New DataContractSerializer(GetType(Employee))
Dim xmlData As String
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim originalEmployee As Employee
xmlData = ViewState("OriginalEmployee").ToString()
reader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xmlData))
originalEmployee = CType(dcs.ReadObject(reader), Employee)
reader.Close()
e.InputParameters.Add("originalEmployee", originalEmployee)
End Sub
Public Sub EmployeeSelected(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As ObjectDataSourceStatusEventArgs)
If e.ReturnValue IsNot Nothing Then
Dim dcs As New DataContractSerializer(GetType(Employee))
Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
Dim writer As XmlWriter
writer = XmlWriter.Create(sb)
dcs.WriteObject(writer, e.ReturnValue)
writer.Close()
ViewState("OriginalEmployee") = sb.ToString()
End If
End Sub
The third example shows the data access class that interacts with the Northwind database. The class uses LINQ to query and update the Employees table. The example requires a LINQ to SQL class that represents the Northwind database and Employees table. For more information, see How to: Create LINQ to SQL Classes in a Web Project.
public class EmployeeLogic
{
public static Array GetFullNamesAndIDs()
{
NorthwindDataContext ndc = new NorthwindDataContext();
var employeeQuery =
from e in ndc.Employees
orderby e.LastName
select new { FullName = e.FirstName + " " + e.LastName, EmployeeID = e.EmployeeID };
return employeeQuery.ToArray();
}
public static Employee GetEmployee(int empID)
{
if (empID < 0)
{
return null;
}
else
{
NorthwindDataContext ndc = new NorthwindDataContext();
var employeeQuery =
from e in ndc.Employees
where e.EmployeeID == empID
select e;
return employeeQuery.Single();
}
}
public static void UpdateEmployeeAddress(Employee originalEmployee, string address, string city, string postalcode)
{
NorthwindDataContext ndc = new NorthwindDataContext();
ndc.Employees.Attach(originalEmployee, false);
originalEmployee.Address = address;
originalEmployee.City = city;
originalEmployee.PostalCode = postalcode;
ndc.SubmitChanges();
}
}
Public Class EmployeeLogic
Public Shared Function GetFullNamesAndIDs() As Array
Dim ndc As New NorthwindDataContext()
Dim employeeQuery = _
From e In ndc.Employees _
Order By e.LastName _
Select FullName = e.FirstName + " " + e.LastName, EmployeeID = e.EmployeeID
Return employeeQuery.ToArray()
End Function
Public Shared Function GetEmployee(ByVal empID As Integer) As Employee
If (empID < 0) Then
Return Nothing
Else
Dim ndc As New NorthwindDataContext()
Dim employeeQuery = _
From e In ndc.Employees _
Where e.EmployeeID = empID _
Select e
Return employeeQuery.Single()
End If
End Function
Public Shared Sub UpdateEmployeeAddress(ByVal originalEmployee As Employee, ByVal address As String, ByVal city As String, ByVal postalcode As String)
Dim ndc As New NorthwindDataContext()
ndc.Employees.Attach(originalEmployee, False)
originalEmployee.Address = address
originalEmployee.City = city
originalEmployee.PostalCode = postalcode
ndc.SubmitChanges()
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
Handle the Updating event to perform additional initialization that is specific to your application, to validate the values of parameters, or to change the parameter values before the ObjectDataSource control performs the update operation. The parameters are available as an IDictionary collection that is accessed by the InputParameters property, which is exposed by the ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs object.
For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.
