protected void TxtSearch_OnTextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Setting all the labels visibility to false until data is gathered
LblName.Visible = false;
LblDept.Visible = false;
LblDesc.Visible = false;
LblPrice.Visible = false;
//Filtering the list of items based on what the user searches for
List <Item> filteredItems = _items.FindAll(item => item.Name.ToUpper().Contains(TxtSearch.Text.ToUpper()));
if (filteredItems.Count == 0)
{
//Setting the DropDown to only the items that fit the search criteria
DrpSearch.DataTextField = "Name";
DrpSearch.DataValueField = "Name";
DrpSearch.DataSource = _items;
DrpSearch.DataBind();
DrpSearch.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
else
{
//Setting the DropDown to only the items that fit the search criteria
DrpSearch.DataTextField = "Name";
DrpSearch.DataValueField = "Name";
DrpSearch.DataSource = filteredItems;
DrpSearch.DataBind();
DrpSearch.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Getting a list of all departments and items in the database
_departments = _departmentDao.GetDepartments();
_items = _itemDao.GetItems();
if (!IsPostBack)
{
//Setting the DropDown to only the items that fit the search criteria
DrpSearch.DataTextField = "Name";
DrpSearch.DataValueField = "Name";
DrpSearch.DataSource = _items;
DrpSearch.DataBind();
DrpSearch.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
