"Phillip Williams" wrote:

> The event DataBound marks the completion of the control databinding:
>
> //At this stage the control is not databound yet. The list count is 0
> void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> Response.Write("<br>Page_Load: CheckBoxList1.Items.Count= " +
> CheckBoxList1.Items.Count);
> }
> //the databound event is raised when the control is databound
> void CheckBoxList1_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> //this should print the total number of ListItems
> Response.Write("<br>CheckBoxList1_DataBound:
> CheckBoxList1.Items.Count= " + CheckBoxList1.Items.Count);
> foreach (ListItem li in CheckBoxList1.Items)
> {
> //process each listitem
> }
> }
> //At this stage the control is populated.
> void Page_PreRenderComplete(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> Response.Write("<br>Page_PreRenderComplete:
> CheckBoxList1.Items.Count= " + CheckBoxList1.Items.Count);
> }
> --
> HTH,
> Phillip Williams
> http://www.societopia.net
> http://www.webswapp.com
>
>
> "beaudetious" wrote:
>
> > I've got an ASP.NET 2.0 form with a checkboxlist control bound to a
> > SqlDataSource control. In the page's Page_Load event I want to loop through
> > the items in this CheckBoxList and programmatically select a few items.
> > However, when I do this in a foreach block I find that the ItemsCollection
> > contains 0 items. So, when is the best place to perform this task if not the
> > Page_Load event (checking for !IsPostBack of course).
> >
> > Thanks,