>>I have currently

>>  < %# (DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "SpouseID").ToString() != "")
>>? Eval("SpouseID", "<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"
>>onClick=\"openPeopleID('{0}')\">Spouse's Information</a>") :
>>"<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onClick=\"openCreateID('motherName','AddressInfoRegular')\">
>>Enter Spouse's Info first</a>"% ></span>

>>
>>It works correctly if SpouseID is null, e.g. it goes to the Enter case. However, it doesn't work for the case it's a 0.
>>
>>Is there a simple check for both "0" and ""? Or how to implement null coalesce operator for this complex case?
>>
>>Thanks a lot in advance.
>
>Don't have a way to test this...
>
>But wouldn't it be:

((DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "SpouseID")??0) !=0)

No, it didn't work. I tried all possible combinations yesterday I could think of and was not able to make it.