Thank you, Phillip!
I tried the databound event earlier, but unfortunately it seems that
controls in the edititemtemplate are not created at that time. Only when the
detailsview is actually in edit mode.
Cheers,
Frits
"Phillip Williams" wrote:
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> You are welcome Frits.
>
> I might also add that the reason you could not find the control upon
> databinding is that it was not created yet. If you wanted to do it the way
> you tried then you should use the DetailsVeiw.DataBound event instead, e.g,
> DetailsView.DataBound += new EventHandler(DetailsView1_DataBound);
>
> and then
>
> void DetailsView1_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> if(((DetailsView)sender).CurrentMode== DetailsViewMode.Edit)
> {
> DropDownList
> ddl=(DropDownList)((DetailsView)sender).FindContro l("DropDownList1");
> if (ddl1 !=null) //you found the dropdownlist
> {
> //execute statements to add the desired data to it
> }
> }
>
> }
> --
> HTH,
> Phillip Williams
>
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>
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>
>
> "Frits van Soldt" wrote:
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> > That's brilliant! Thanks for asnwering so quickly.
> >
> > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Hi Frits,
> > >
> > > In the dropdownlist within the DetailsView's TemplateField add OnDatabinding
> > > = "DropDownList1_DataBinding" and in the CodeBehind add
> > > protected void DropDownList1_DataBinding(object sender, EventsArgs e)
> > > {
> > > // do something
> > > }
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > > Phillip Williams
> > >
http://www.societopia.net
> > >
http://www.webswapp.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Frits van Soldt" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello, I hope somebody can help me with this!
> > > > I have 2 listboxes in the edititemtemplate of a detailsview. In the
> > > > databound event of the detailsview I would like to fill the listboxes
> > > > programmatically (not through databinding). If I use
> > > > detailsview.findcontrol(controlname) then an empty object is returned. How
> > > > can I address these controls?
> > > > Thank you for your time.[/color][/color][/color]
