"Container does not exist in current context" Error

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Hi all,
I am very new to asp.net. I am developing a web application in which I want to show the images on web page related to search query. I have stored image path in db & images on disk.The SQL query for search is also working fine.

To show images on web page,on aspx page I have written following code:

XML

<asp:DataList ID="dataList1" runat="Server" GridLines="Both" Height="105px" HorizontalAlign="Center" RepeatColumns="4" RepeatDirection="Horizontal" RepeatLayout="Table" Width="243px">
<ItemTemplate>
    <img alt="image1" src="<% DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"path");%>
</ItemTemplate>
<AlternatingItemTemplate>
    <img alt="image1" src="<% DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"path");%>"
</AlternatingItemTem plate>
</asp:DataList>

where,"path" is the column in a db table.In code behind I am using dataset object & binding it to dalaList1.But I am getting the error "The name 'Container' does not exist in the current context" on the aspx page.

Can anyone help me out please?

Posted 29-Jul-10 20:19pm

bsaurabh

Updated 29-Jul-10 20:48pm

Arun Jacob

v2

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<asp:DataList ID="dataList1" runat="Server" GridLines="Both" Height="105px" HorizontalAlign="Center" RepeatColumns="4" RepeatDirection="Horizontal" RepeatLayout="Table" Width="243px">
    <ItemTemplate>
          <img alt="image1" src='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"path") %>'/>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <AlternatingItemTemplate>
          <img alt="image1" src='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"path") %>' />
    </AlternatingItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>

Posted 20-Sep-13 1:14am

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raju melveetilpurayil · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-29T20:42:00

XML

<asp:DataList ID="dataList1" runat="Server" GridLines="Both" Height="105px" HorizontalAlign="Center" RepeatColumns="4" RepeatDirection="Horizontal" RepeatLayout="Table" Width="243px">
    <ItemTemplate>
          <img alt="image1" src='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"path") %>'/>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <AlternatingItemTemplate>
          <img alt="image1" src='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"path") %>' />
    </AlternatingItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>

Christian Graus · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-29T20:24:00

Solution 1

If you're 'very new to ASP.NET', this is an insane task for you to undertake. I assume you're in a class, why is your teacher giving you such a complex task ? Or did you know SQL and C# or VB.NET already ?

You use a #, not a %, to specify code that runs in a data context.

[UPDATE]

You missed # in the binding syntax.
Syntax is,
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Path") %>

Posted 29-Jul-10 20:24pm

Christian Graus

Updated 29-Jul-10 20:43pm

v2

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Arun Jacob 30-Jul-10 2:44am

Both % and #.
:-)

bsaurabh 30-Jul-10 2:51am

Thanks for the reply.Your suggestion worked.

Reza Nabiloo 25-Mar-13 7:26am

Thank sooooo much :-)