Play video from path stored in database inside ASP.Net DataList using C# and VB.Net

Hi ashish007,

Check this example. Now please take its reference and correct your code.

HTML

<asp:DataList ID="Datalistpost" runat="server" Width="560px" BorderWidth="1px" DataKeyField="st_id" RepeatLayout="Table" RepeatColumns="2">
    <ItemStyle CssClass="grid1" />
    <ItemTemplate>
        <table style="width: 546px">
            <tr>
                <td colspan="2" align="center">
                    <asp:Image ID="im11" runat="server" ImageUrl='<%#Eval("FILE_PATH") %>' Width="300px"
                        Style="margin-top: 20px;" Height="400px" /><br />
                    <br />
                    <video id="VideoPlayer" src='<%#Eval("FILE_PATH") %>' runat="server" controls="true"
                        width="300" height="200" type="video/mp4">
                    </video>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="2">
                    <asp:Label ID="LBLSTID" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("st_id") %>' Visible="false"></asp:Label>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td colspan="2" align="center">
                    <asp:Button ID="BTNDISCARD" runat="server" Text="Discard" CssClass="btnpost" CommandName="Delete"
                        CausesValidation="false" />
                    <asp:Button ID="BTNSAHRE" runat="server" Text="Share Story" CssClass="btnpost" CommandName="SHARE"
                        CommandArgument='<%#Eval("st_id") %>' CausesValidation="false" />
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>

Namespaces

C#

using System.Data;
using System.IO;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

VB.Net

Imports System.Data
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Web.UI.HtmlControls

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        show_story();
    }
}

private void show_story()
{
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
    dt.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[] { new DataColumn("st_id"), new DataColumn("FILE_PATH") });
    dt.Rows.Add(1, "Files/1.jpg");
    dt.Rows.Add(2, "Files/1.mp4");
    dt.Rows.Add(3, "Files/2.jpg");
    DataSet odt = new DataSet();
    odt.Tables.Add(dt);
    //odt = IP.showuploadstory(Int32.Parse(Session["uid"].ToString()));
    if (odt != null)
    {
        if (odt.Tables[0].Rows.Count > 0)
        {
            Datalistpost.DataSource = odt;
            Datalistpost.DataBind();

            foreach (DataListItem item in Datalistpost.Items)
            {
                Image im = item.FindControl("im11") as Image;
                if (Path.GetExtension(im.ImageUrl) != ".jpg")
                {
                    im.Visible = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    im.Visible = true;
                    im.ImageUrl = "~/" + im.ImageUrl;
                }

                HtmlGenericControl vdo = item.FindControl("VideoPlayer") as HtmlGenericControl;
                string ak = vdo.Attributes["src"].ToString();
                if (Path.GetExtension(ak) == ".mp4")
                {
                    vdo.Visible = true;
                    vdo.Attributes["src"] = ak;
                }
                else
                {
                    vdo.Visible = false;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not IsPostBack Then
        show_story()
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub show_story()
    Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
    dt.Columns.AddRange(New DataColumn() {New DataColumn("st_id"), New DataColumn("FILE_PATH")})
    dt.Rows.Add(1, "Files/1.jpg")
    dt.Rows.Add(2, "Files/1.mp4")
    dt.Rows.Add(3, "Files/2.jpg")
    Dim odt As DataSet = New DataSet()
    odt.Tables.Add(dt)
    If odt IsNot Nothing Then
        If odt.Tables(0).Rows.Count > 0 Then
            Datalistpost.DataSource = odt
            Datalistpost.DataBind()
            For Each item As DataListItem In Datalistpost.Items
                Dim im As Image = TryCast(item.FindControl("im11"), Image)
                If Path.GetExtension(im.ImageUrl) <> ".jpg" Then
                    im.Visible = False
                Else
                    im.Visible = True
                    im.ImageUrl = "~/" & im.ImageUrl
                End If

                Dim vdo As HtmlGenericControl = TryCast(item.FindControl("VideoPlayer"), HtmlGenericControl)
                Dim ak As String = vdo.Attributes("src").ToString()
                If Path.GetExtension(ak) = ".mp4" Then
                    vdo.Visible = True
                    vdo.Attributes("src") = ak
                Else
                    vdo.Visible = False
                End If
            Next
        End If
    End If
End Sub

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