[Solved] Change DataItem

[Zed]

I have a name in ItemDataBound event I want to shorten.  When I do MyObj dataitem = (MyObj)e.Item.DataItem
dataitem.MyField = dataitem.Myfield.Substring(0,5) It does not save and it is not changed when I look at the grid. Maybe I am supposed to be doing this somewhere else (another grid event) or some other way.

[Thomas Salt]

Try using e.Item.Cells(2).Text = e.Item.Cells(2).Text.Substring(0,5);

'replacing "2" with the corresponding column index to your data field.

[Zed]

If the column indexing changes then the code will break.  Is there a way to connect the column index to the  data or vice versa?

[Thomas Salt]

i believe it's

GridDataItem myItem = (GridDataItem)e.Item;
myItem["myColumn"].Text;

[Princy]

Hello Zed,

You can access the cells for a particular row in the grid using the UniqueName property of the column to which the cell belongs to. Here's a help document on how to access cells using the Column UniqueName property:
Accessing cells and rows

Thanks
Princy.