DynamicRouteExpression Class

Definition

public ref class DynamicRouteExpression : System::Web::UI::WebControls::Expressions::DataSourceExpression

public class DynamicRouteExpression : System.Web.UI.WebControls.Expressions.DataSourceExpression

type DynamicRouteExpression = class
    inherit DataSourceExpression

Public Class DynamicRouteExpression
Inherits DataSourceExpression

Inheritance

Object

DataSourceExpression

DynamicRouteExpression

Examples

A Visual Studio project with source code is available to accompany this topic: Scaffolding Dynamic Data.

The following example shows a custom List.aspx page template for the Products table. It uses the ColumnName property to specify the ProductCategory foreign key for filtering the Products rows.

The custom List.aspx page displays a column that contains links of the categories that are contained by the ProductCategory foreign-key column. When the user clicks one of these links, the List.aspx page displays only the rows that contain the selected category.

The example requires the following:

• A Dynamic Data Web site. For more information, see Walkthrough: Creating a New Dynamic Data Web Site Using Scaffolding.

• The AdventureWorksLT sample database. For more information, see How to: Connect to the AdventureWorksLT Database using an .MDF File.

<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" CodeFile="List.aspx.cs" Inherits="List" %>

<%@ Register src="~/DynamicData/Content/GridViewPager.ascx" tagname="GridViewPager" tagprefix="asp" %>

<asp:Content ID="headContent" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">
    <asp:DynamicDataManager ID="DynamicDataManager1" runat="server" AutoLoadForeignKeys="true">
        <DataControls>
            <asp:DataControlReference ControlID="GridView1" />
        </DataControls>
    </asp:DynamicDataManager>

   
    <h2 class="DDSubHeader">Using DynamicRouteExpression with <%= table.DisplayName%> table</h2>

    <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
        <ContentTemplate>
            <div class="DD">
                <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server" EnableClientScript="true"
                    HeaderText="List of validation errors" CssClass="DDValidator" />
                <asp:DynamicValidator runat="server" ID="GridViewValidator" ControlToValidate="GridView1" Display="None" CssClass="DDValidator" />
                <br /> <br />
          
                <div class="DDFilter"> 
                    <asp:HyperLink runat="server" ID="ViewAllLink" Text="View All Categories" />
                </div>
            
            </div>

            <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="GridDataSource" EnablePersistedSelection="true"
                AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True" CssClass="DDGridView"
                RowStyle-CssClass="td" HeaderStyle-CssClass="th" CellPadding="6">
                <Columns>
                    <asp:TemplateField>
                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <asp:DynamicHyperLink runat="server" Action="Edit" Text="Edit"
                            /> <asp:LinkButton runat="server" CommandName="Delete" Text="Delete"
                                OnClientClick='return confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this item?");'
                            /> <asp:DynamicHyperLink runat="server" Text="Details" />
                            <!-- Create action link to filter items that
                            belong to the same category -->
                             <a ID="CategoryRouteID" runat="server" 
                                    href='<%# GetRouteInformation() %>'>
                                Filter By: <%# GetProductCategory() %>
                            </a>
                        </ItemTemplate>
                    </asp:TemplateField>
                </Columns>

                <PagerStyle CssClass="DDFooter"/>        
                <PagerTemplate>
                    <asp:GridViewPager runat="server" />
                </PagerTemplate>
                <EmptyDataTemplate>
                    There are currently no items in this table.
                </EmptyDataTemplate>
            </asp:GridView>

            <asp:LinqDataSource ID="GridDataSource" runat="server" EnableDelete="true" />
            
            <asp:QueryExtender TargetControlID="GridDataSource" ID="GridQueryExtender" runat="server">
                <asp:DynamicRouteExpression ColumnName="ProductCategory" />
            </asp:QueryExtender>

            <br />

            <div class="DDBottomHyperLink">
                <asp:DynamicHyperLink ID="InsertHyperLink" runat="server" Action="Insert"><img runat="server" src="~/DynamicData/Content/Images/plus.gif" alt="Insert new item" />Insert new item</asp:DynamicHyperLink>
            </div>
        </ContentTemplate>
    </asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Content>

<%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" CodeFile="List.aspx.vb" Inherits="List" %>

<%@ Register src="~/DynamicData/Content/GridViewPager.ascx" tagname="GridViewPager" tagprefix="asp" %>

<asp:Content ID="headContent" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">
    <asp:DynamicDataManager ID="DynamicDataManager1" runat="server" AutoLoadForeignKeys="true">
        <DataControls>
            <asp:DataControlReference ControlID="GridView1" />
        </DataControls>
    </asp:DynamicDataManager>

    <h2 class="DDSubHeader"><%= table.DisplayName%></h2>

    <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
        <ContentTemplate>
            <div class="DD">
                <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server" EnableClientScript="true"
                    HeaderText="List of validation errors" CssClass="DDValidator" />
                <asp:DynamicValidator runat="server" ID="GridViewValidator" ControlToValidate="GridView1" Display="None" CssClass="DDValidator" />
            </div>

            <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="GridDataSource" EnablePersistedSelection="true"
                AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True" CssClass="DDGridView"
                RowStyle-CssClass="td" HeaderStyle-CssClass="th" CellPadding="6">
                <Columns>
                    <asp:TemplateField>
                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <asp:DynamicHyperLink runat="server" Action="Edit" Text="Edit"
                            /> <asp:LinkButton runat="server" CommandName="Delete" Text="Delete"
                                OnClientClick='return confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this item?");'
                            /> <asp:DynamicHyperLink runat="server" Text="Details" />
                        
                            <!-- Create action link to filter items that
                            belong to the same category -->
                             <a ID="CategoryRouteID" runat="server" 
                                    href='<%# GetRouteInformation() %>'>
                                Filter By: <%# GetProductCategory() %>
                            </a>
                        </ItemTemplate>
                    </asp:TemplateField>
                </Columns>

                <PagerStyle CssClass="DDFooter"/>        
                <PagerTemplate>
                    <asp:GridViewPager runat="server" />
                </PagerTemplate>
                <EmptyDataTemplate>
                    There are currently no items in this table.
                </EmptyDataTemplate>
            </asp:GridView>

            <asp:LinqDataSource ID="GridDataSource" runat="server" EnableDelete="true" />
            
            <!-- Set the foreign-key to use for filtering -->
            <asp:QueryExtender TargetControlID="GridDataSource" ID="GridQueryExtender" runat="server">
                <asp:DynamicRouteExpression ColumnName="ProductCategory" />
            </asp:QueryExtender>

            <br />

            <div class="DDBottomHyperLink">
                <asp:DynamicHyperLink ID="InsertHyperLink" runat="server" Action="Insert"><img runat="server" src="~/DynamicData/Content/Images/plus.gif" alt="Insert new item" />Insert new item</asp:DynamicHyperLink>
            </div>
        </ContentTemplate>
    </asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Content>

// Create route information based on the
// foreign-key specified in the 
// DynamicRouteExpression page markup. 
protected string GetRouteInformation()
{

    // Retrieve the current data item.
    var productItem = (Product)GetDataItem();

    if (productItem != null)
    {

        RouteValueDictionary rvd = new RouteValueDictionary();
        rvd.Add("ProductCategoryID", productItem.ProductCategoryID );

        string routePath =
            table.GetActionPath(PageAction.List, rvd);

        return routePath;
    }

    return string.Empty;
}

// Get the name of the foreign-key category. 
protected string GetProductCategory()
{
    // Retrieves the current data item.
    var productItem = (Product)GetDataItem();

    if (productItem != null)
    {
        return productItem.ProductCategory.Name;
    }
    return string.Empty;
}

' Create route information based on the
' foreign-key specified in the 
' DynamicRouteExpression page markup. 
Protected Function GetRouteInformation() As String

    ' Retrieve the current data item.
    Dim productItem = CType(GetDataItem(), Product)

    If productItem IsNot Nothing Then

        Dim rvd As New RouteValueDictionary()
        rvd.Add("ProductCategoryID", productItem.ProductCategoryID)

        Dim routePath As String = table.GetActionPath(PageAction.List, rvd)

        Return routePath

    End If

    Return String.Empty
End Function

' Get the name of the foreign-key category. 
Protected Function GetProductCategory() As String
    ' Retrieves the current data item.
    Dim productItem = CType(GetDataItem(), Product)

    If productItem IsNot Nothing Then
        Return productItem.ProductCategory.Name
    End If
    Return String.Empty
End Function

Remarks

The DynamicRouteExpression class is used with the QueryExtender control in page markup. The DynamicRouteExpression class gets the primary key from the routing information that is contained in a Web request. The QueryExtender control then uses the key in a Where clause. This modifies the query for the data source, which then returns table rows filtered by the key.

You can also filter data by using a foreign key that you specify using the ColumnName property.

Declarative Syntax

<asp:DynamicRouteExpression  
  ColumnName="Name of the foreign key column"/>  

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Explicit Interface Implementations

Applies to