i use this to select one checkbox to isselected column how i convert this to multi checkboxlist to single column i use many ways more than 3 days without success
private void BindCheckBoxList()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(GetConnectionString());
try
{
connection.Open();
string sqlStatement = "SELECT * FROM boby";
SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand(sqlStatement, connection);
SqlDataAdapter sqlDa = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd);
sqlDa.Fill(dt);
if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)
{
CheckBoxList1.RepeatColumns = 4; // set the number of columns in the CheckBoxList
CheckBoxList1.DataSource = dt;
CheckBoxList1.DataTextField = "Name"; // the items to be displayed in the list items
CheckBoxList1.DataValueField = "Name"; // the id of the items displayed
CheckBoxList1.DataBind();
//Setting the Selected Items in the ChecBoxList based from the value in the database
//to do this, lets iterate to each items in the list
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dt.Rows[i]["IsSelected"].ToString()))
{
CheckBoxList1.Items[i].Selected = Convert.ToBoolean(dt.Rows[i]["IsSelected"]);
}
}
}
}
catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
{
string msg = "Fetch Error:";
msg += ex.Message;
throw new Exception(msg);
}
finally
{
connection.Close();
}
}
private void Update(string name, bool isSelected)
{
SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(GetConnectionString());
SqlCommand cmd;
string sqlStatement = string.Empty;
try
{
connection.Open();
sqlStatement = "UPDATE handymen SET IsSelected = @IsSelected WHERE Name = @BizName";
cmd = new SqlCommand(sqlStatement, connection);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", name);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@IsSelected", isSelected);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
{
string msg = "Insert/Update error";
msg += ex.Message;
throw new Exception(msg);
}
finally
{
connection.Close();
}
}
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{
BindCheckBoxList();
}
}
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string str = string.Empty;
for (int i = 0; i < CheckBoxList1.Items.Count; i++)
{
if (CheckBoxList1.Items[i].Selected)
{
str = CheckBoxList1.Items[i].Text;
Update(str, CheckBoxList1.Items[i].Selected);
}
}
//ReBind the List to retain the selected items on postbacks
BindCheckBoxList();
}