How to use one FormView template as the InsertItemTemplate and EditItemTemplate

Typically, it is unnecessary to use two different form templates for update and insert operations. The following code snippet demonstrates how to force the FormView control to use a single template for inserts and updates.

Added on 9 Jul 2008

General Solutions:

Solution Summary:

Create either an InsertItemTemplate or an EditItemTemplate and, in the FormView's Init event, set the template which was not created equal to the one that was created.

Solution Details:

    ' The EditItemTemplate was defined in the ASPX page, and the InserItemTemplate was not
    Protected Sub FormView1_Init(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FormView1.Init
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            FormView1.InsertItemTemplate = FormView1.EditItemTemplate
        End If
    End Sub

Change the submission button's command name and text to match the type of form currently selected:

    Protected Sub FormView1_DataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FormView1.DataBound

            ' set update button
            Dim UpdateButton As Button = CType(sender.FindControl("UpdateButton"), Button)
            If FormView1.CurrentMode = FormViewMode.Insert Then
                UpdateButton.Text = "Add"
                UpdateButton.CommandName = "Insert"
            Else
                UpdateButton.Text = "Update"
                UpdateButton.CommandName = "Update"
            End If
    End Sub

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Added on 9 Jul 2008

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