ObjectDataSourceView.OnUpdating(ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs) Method

Definition

Raises the Updating event before the ObjectDataSourceView object attempts an update operation.

C#
protected virtual void OnUpdating(System.Web.UI.WebControls.ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs e);

Parameters

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use a DropDownList control, TextBox controls, and several ObjectDataSource controls to update data. The DropDownList displays the name of a NorthwindEmployee, while the TextBox controls are used to enter and update address information. Because the UpdateParameters collection contains a ControlParameter object that is bound to the selected value of the DropDownList, the button that triggers the Update operation is enabled only after an employee is selected.

ASP.NET (C#)
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<%@ Page language="c#" %>
<%@ Import namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

// Add parameters and initialize the user interface
// only if an employee is selected.
private void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  // Be sure the text boxes are initialized with
  // data from the currently selected employee.
  NorthwindEmployee selectedEmployee = EmployeeLogic.GetEmployee(DropDownList1.SelectedValue);
  if (selectedEmployee != null) {
    AddressBox.Text    = selectedEmployee.Address;
    CityBox.Text       = selectedEmployee.City;
    PostalCodeBox.Text = selectedEmployee.PostalCode;

    Button1.Enabled = true;
  }
  else {
    Button1.Enabled = false;
  }
}

// Press the button to update.
private void Btn_UpdateEmployee (object sender, CommandEventArgs e) {
    ObjectDataSource2.Update();
}

// Dynamically add parameters to the InputParameters collection.
private void NorthwindEmployeeUpdating(object source, ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs e) {

  // The names of the parameters are the same as
  // the variable names for the method that is invoked to
  // perform the Update. The InputParameters collection is
  // an IDictionary collection of name/value pairs,
  // not a ParameterCollection.
  e.InputParameters.Add("anID",       DropDownList1.SelectedValue);
  e.InputParameters.Add("anAddress"  ,AddressBox.Text);
  e.InputParameters.Add("aCity"      ,CityBox.Text);
  e.InputParameters.Add("aPostalCode",PostalCodeBox.Text);
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
  <head>
    <title>ObjectDataSource - C# Example</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">

        <!-- The DropDownList is bound to the first ObjectDataSource. -->
        <asp:objectdatasource
          id="ObjectDataSource1"
          runat="server"
          selectmethod="GetAllEmployees"
          typename="Samples.AspNet.CS.EmployeeLogic" />

        <p><asp:dropdownlist
          id="DropDownList1"
          runat="server"
          datasourceid="ObjectDataSource1"
          datatextfield="FullName"
          datavaluefield="EmpID"
          autopostback="True" /></p>

        <!-- The second ObjectDataSource performs the Update. This
             preserves the state of the DropDownList, which otherwise
             would rebind when the DataSourceChanged event is
             raised as a result of an Update operation. -->

        <asp:objectdatasource
          id="ObjectDataSource2"
          runat="server"
          updatemethod="UpdateEmployeeWrapper"
          onupdating="NorthwindEmployeeUpdating"
          typename="Samples.AspNet.CS.EmployeeLogic" />

        <p><asp:textbox
          id="AddressBox"
          runat="server" /></p>

        <p><asp:textbox
          id="CityBox"
          runat="server" /></p>

        <p><asp:textbox
          id="PostalCodeBox"
          runat="server" /></p>

        <asp:button
          id="Button1"
          runat="server"
          text="Update Employee"
          oncommand="Btn_UpdateEmployee" />

    </form>
  </body>
</html>

Remarks

Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.

The OnUpdating method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.

Notes to Inheritors

When overriding the OnUpdating(ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs) method in a derived class, be sure to call the OnUpdating(ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs) method for the base class so that registered delegates receive the event.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 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