System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.

Hello,

Does somebody haves a solution for this?

Thanks!

Line 74: if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType ==
ListItemType.AlternatingItem) {
Line 75:
Line 76: DataRowView drv = (DataRowView) e.Item.DataItem;
Line 77:

Source File: links.ascx.cs Line: 76

[InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.]
PortalICT.Links.myDataList_ItemDataBound(Object sender,
DataListItemEventArgs e) in links.ascx.cs:76
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList.OnItemDataBound (DataListItemEventArgs
e) +110
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList.CreateItem(Int3 2 itemIndex,
ListItemType itemType, Boolean dataBind, Object dataItem) +139
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList.CreateControlHi erarchy(Boolean
useDataSource) +686
System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataList.OnDataBindi ng(EventArgs e) +48
System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataList.DataBind() +23
PortalICT.Links.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in links.ascx.cs:39
System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +29
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +92
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +92
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +92
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +713"Arjen" <boah123@.hotmail.com> wrote
> Does somebody haves a solution for this?
> Line 74: if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType ==
> ListItemType.AlternatingItem) {
> Line 75:
> Line 76: DataRowView drv = (DataRowView) e.Item.DataItem;
> Line 77:
> [InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.]

Arjen,
If you use a DataSet to fill the DataList, then that is the correct syntax.
However, if you use a SqlDataReader, then you must use cast the
DataItem to a System.Data.Common.DbDataRecord.
e.g.
System.Data.Common.DbDataRecord dbDataRecord =
(System.Data.Common.DbDataRecord) e.Item.DataItem;
String s = dbDataRecord.GetString(0);

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Thanks,
Carl Prothman
Microsoft ASP.NET MVP
http://www.able-consulting.com