how to retrieve values from a checkbox in a datalist???

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make sure that you do NOT make datalist.databind before you check if some checkbox is checked. if in the pageload you do this private pageLoad() { bindDataList(); } private void some_method() { are my checkboxes checked here you check the check boxes } you will allways receive false; but if you do this private pageload() { if(!page.isPostBack) bindDataList(); } it will solve your problem. i guess this helps

here is the code in the aspx.vb dim isDeleted as boolean For Each datListItem In datList.Items isDeleted = CType(datListItem.FindControl("Delete"), CheckBox).Checked If isDeleted = True Then 'retrieve the the employeeids End If Next the problem is that isDeleted always return false even though all my checkboxes are checked. the second problem is i dunno how to retrieve the values of employeeids.... HELP~~