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Needs Help with IIf Statement

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Topic: Needs Help with IIf Statement

Posted By: Misty
Subject: Needs Help with IIf Statement
Date Posted: 29 January 2005 at 3:28pm

I need help with an IIF statement in ASP.Net.

The line of code: <%# IIF(Container.DataItem("PublicEmail") = False,"Name: <a href='mailto:" & Container.DataItem("Email") & "'>" & Container.DataItem("Name") & "</a>", "") %> works fine.

However, I would like to be able to display the name without being hyperlinked to an email address.

I tried the following line of code: <%# IIF(Container.DataItem("PublicEmail") = False,"Name: & Container.DataItem("Name") & "", "")%>

This is the line of code I need help with. It's a problem with the syntax. Please look at the red part.

Here's a copy of the error message that I got on that line:

Compiler Error Message: BC30455: Argument not specified for parameter 'FalsePart' of 'Public Function IIf(Expression As Boolean, TruePart As Object, FalsePart As Object) As Object'.

Source Error:

Line 160:            <tr valign="top"> 
Line 161:         <td> <%# IIF(Container.DataItem("PublicEmail") = True,"<p><font face=sans-serif color=#330099><b>Name:</FONT></b>&nbsp;<a href='mailto:" & Container.DataItem("Email") & "'>" & Container.DataItem("Name") & "</a>", "") %>
Line 162:             <%# IIF(Container.DataItem("PublicEmail") = False,"<p><font face=sans-serif color=#330099>Name:</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT face=sans-serif>& Container.DataItem("Name") & "</font>", "")%>

Replies:

Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 29 January 2005 at 3:49pm

<%# IIF(Container.DataItem("PublicEmail") = False,"<p><font face=sans-serif color=#330099>Name:</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT face=sans-serif>" & Container.DataItem("Name") & "</font>", "")%>

Posted By: Misty
Date Posted: 29 January 2005 at 8:41pm

Mart,

Thanks! I just missed one ". That's why I got the error message.

I have a question. Does anyone know if you can use else statements in ASP.Net or not? I have never seen else statements in ASP.Net before. I often use else statements in ASP.

Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 3:43am

Yes, of course you can, you can do

If [Boolean] Then
'true condition
Else
'false condition
End If