Item vs BindItem: Data Binding in ASP.NET 4.5

Question

From what I could gather there are two options how to access the data item

<%# Item %>

and

<%# BindItem %>

I don't quite understand though, what exactly is the difference between those two? Is this just a matter of naming? Can they be used interchangeable?

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '12 at 14:42

10

This is the case:

Item: for one-way binding expressions.

BindItem: for two-way data-binding expressions.

answered Sep 03 '12 at 14:42

Erwin

Could you elaborate what that is? – magnattic Sep 03 '12 at 14:52
Sure, one-way is mostly for readonly data controls (like repeater / listview) and two-binding is for editing data controls (like formview). – Erwin Sep 03 '12 at 14:55

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