BaseDataList.SelectedIndexChanged Event

Definition

Occurs when a different item is selected in a data listing control between posts to the server.

C#
public event EventHandler SelectedIndexChanged;

Event Type

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to provide an event handler for the SelectedIndexChanged event declaratively.

ASP.NET (C#)

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True"%>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >

<head runat="server">
    <title>Declarative BaseDataList SelectedIndexChanged Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
      
         // Create sample data for the DataGrid control.
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         // Define the columns of the table.
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(double)));

         // Populate the table with sample values.
         for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
 
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }
 
         // Create a DataView from the DataTable.
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;

      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
 
         // Load sample data only once, when the page is first loaded.
         if (!IsPostBack) 
         {
            ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
            ItemsGrid.DataBind();
         }

      }

      void IndexChange_Command(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
          
         // Display the details of the selected item.
         DetailsLabel.Text = 
            "Item Number: " + ItemsGrid.SelectedItem.Cells[1].Text + "<br />" +
            "Description: " + ItemsGrid.SelectedItem.Cells[2].Text + "<br />" +
            "Price: $" + ItemsGrid.SelectedItem.Cells[3].Text + "<br />";

      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Declarative BaseDataList SelectedIndexChanged Example</h3>

      Select an item: 

      <br /><br />

      <asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid" 
           BorderColor="Black"
           ShowFooter="False" 
           CellPadding="3" 
           CellSpacing="0"
           HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"
           OnSelectedIndexChanged="IndexChange_Command"
           runat="server">

         <Columns>

            <asp:ButtonColumn Text="Select"
                 CommandName="Select"/>

         </Columns>

      </asp:DataGrid>

      <hr />

      <table style="border-width:1; border-color:Black; margin:0">

         <tr style="background-color:#aaaadd">

            <td>

               Details

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:Label id="DetailsLabel"
                    runat="server"
                    Text="No item selected."/>

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

The following code example demonstrates how to provide an event handler for the SelectedIndexChanged event programmatically.

ASP.NET (C#)

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True"%>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >

<head runat="server">
    <title>Programmatic BaseDataList SelectedIndexChanged Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
      
         // Create sample data for the DataGrid control.
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         // Define the columns of the table.
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CurrencyValue", typeof(double)));

         // Populate the table with sample values.
         for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
 
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = 1.23 * (i + 1);
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }
 
         // Create a DataView from the DataTable.
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;

      }

      void IndexChange_Command(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
          
         // Display the details of the selected item.
         DetailsLabel.Text = "Item Number: " + ItemsGrid.SelectedItem.Cells[1].Text + "<br />" +
                              "Description: " + ItemsGrid.SelectedItem.Cells[2].Text + "<br />" +
                              "Price: $" + ItemsGrid.SelectedItem.Cells[3].Text + "<br />";

      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {         
 
         // Load sample data only once, when the page is first loaded.
         if (!IsPostBack) 
         {
 
            // Load sample data.
            ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
            ItemsGrid.DataBind();
            
         }

         // Register event-handling methods.
         ItemsGrid.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(this.IndexChange_Command);

      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Programmatic BaseDataList SelectedIndexChanged Example</h3>

      Select an item: 

      <br /><br />

      <asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid" 
           BorderColor="Black"
           ShowFooter="False" 
           CellPadding="3" 
           CellSpacing="0"
           HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"
           runat="server">

         <Columns>

            <asp:ButtonColumn Text="Select"
                 CommandName="Select"/>

         </Columns>

      </asp:DataGrid>

      <hr />

      <table border="1" style="border-color:Black; margin:0">

         <tr style="background-color:#aaaadd">

            <td>

               Details

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:Label id="DetailsLabel"
                    runat="server"
                    Text="No item selected."/>

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

The SelectedIndexChanged event is raised when a different item is selected in a data listing control between posts to the server.

For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also