In an asp:TemplateField column of a GridView, I have a LinkButton that passes a command argument to a function that deletes the row when it is clicked. However, after the GridView is sorted, the LinkButton passes the wrong argument. Also, the GridView loses the sort order.
What am I doing wrong?
Here is my code:
<!---master page---->
<asp:GridView runat="server" ID="companies_grid" AllowSorting="true"
AutoGenerateColumns="false" OnSorting="companies_grid_OnSorting"
OnRowDataBound="companies_grid_OnRowDataBound" >
<Columns>
<%--Company Name--%>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Company Name" SortExpression="Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:LinkButton ID="LinkButton1" runat="server"
OnClick="removeCompany_click" />
<a href='<%#Eval("URL")%>'><%#Eval("Name")%></a>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
//more columns
<!---code behind---->
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
companies = GetCompanyData();
companies_grid.DataSource = companies;
companies_grid.DataBind();
}
protected void companies_grid_OnSorting(object sender, GridViewSortEventArgs e)
{
//sort is made up of column to sort by + direction
companies.DefaultView.Sort = e.SortExpression.ToString() + " " + GetSortDirection(e.SortExpression, "companiesExpression", "companiesDirection");
companies_grid.DataSource = companies;
companies_grid.DataBind();
}
private string GetSortDirection(string column, string expressionViewState, string directionViewState)
{
// By default, set the sort direction to ascending.
string sortDirection = "ASC";
// Retrieve the last column that was sorted.
string sortExpression = ViewState[expressionViewState] as string;
if (sortExpression != null)
{
// Check if the same column is being sorted.
// Otherwise, the default value can be returned.
if (sortExpression == column)
{
string lastDirection = ViewState[directionViewState] as string;
if ((lastDirection != null) && (lastDirection == "ASC"))
{
sortDirection = "DESC";
}
}
}
// Save new values in ViewState.
ViewState[directionViewState] = sortDirection;
ViewState[expressionViewState] = column;
return sortDirection;
}
protected void companies_grid_OnRowDataBound(Object Sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
GridViewRow currRow = e.Row;
if (currRow.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
LinkButton deleteCompButton = (LinkButton)e.Row.FindControl("LinkButton1") as LinkButton;
deleteCompButton.CommandArgument = ((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)["Company_ID"].ToString();
deleteCompButton.Text = ((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)["Company_ID"].ToString();
}
}
protected void removeCompany_click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
bool removeSuccess = false;
string idToDelete = ((LinkButton)sender).CommandArgument as string;
removeSuccess = UserInfo.DeleteCompany(idToDelete);
if (removeSuccess)
{
Response.Redirect(Request.RawUrl);
}
}