accessing datalist in repeater

[jjack100]

I have a form that is submitted to another page. The form contains a
variable number of dropdownlists within a repeater. When the form is
submitted, I need to access the values of each dropdownlist. I never
know how many dropdownlists will be present in advance.

Also, both the repeater and the dropdownlists are nested within other
controls:

ctl00$ContentPl aceHolder1$rptO ptions$ctl01$dl Options

So how can I access the dropdownlists? I am using PreviousPageTyp e on
the page that the form is being posted to.

I thought it would be something like this:

foreach (RepeaterItem item in rptOptions.Item s)
{
DropDownList b = (DropDownList)i tem.FindControl ("dlOptions" );
Response.Write( b.Text + "<br>");
}

But I just can't get the syntax right.

Thanks

Jack

[Elton W]

Try

foreach (RepeaterItem item in rptOptions.Item s)
{
DropDownList b = (DropDownList)i tem.FindControl ("dlOptions" );
Response.Write( b.SelectedItem. Text + "<br>");
}

HTH
Elton Wang

"jj******@gmail .com" wrote:

I have a form that is submitted to another page. The form contains a
variable number of dropdownlists within a repeater. When the form is
submitted, I need to access the values of each dropdownlist. I never
know how many dropdownlists will be present in advance.

Also, both the repeater and the dropdownlists are nested within other
controls:

ctl00$ContentPl aceHolder1$rptO ptions$ctl01$dl Options

So how can I access the dropdownlists? I am using PreviousPageTyp e on
the page that the form is being posted to.

I thought it would be something like this:

foreach (RepeaterItem item in rptOptions.Item s)
{
DropDownList b = (DropDownList)i tem.FindControl ("dlOptions" );
Response.Write( b.Text + "<br>");
}

But I just can't get the syntax right.

Thanks

Jack

[jjack100]

I guess the real issue is that I don't know the correct syntax to
access the repeater on the second page:

The trace of the form contents shows this:

ctl00$ContentPl aceHolder1$rptO ptions$ctl01$dl Options 4
ctl00$ContentPl aceHolder1$rptO ptions$ctl02$dl Options 1

So the values are getting through. I tried this:

Repeater rpt =
(Repeater)Page. PreviousPage.Fi ndControl("ctl0 0").FindControl ("ContentPlaceH older1").FindCo ntrol("dlOption s");

But I just get "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

So how can I access those repeaters? Also, as I said before, the number
of repeaters varies.

Thanks

[jjack100]

I am now able to access the values when I do this:

Repeater rpt =
(Repeater)Page. PreviousPage.Fi ndControl("ctl0 0").FindControl ("ContentPlaceH older1").FindCo ntrol("rptOptio ns");

DropDownList ddl =
(DropDownList)r pt.FindControl( "ctl01").FindCo ntrol("dlOption s");
Response.Write( "Here it is:" + ddl.SelectedIte m.Value.ToStrin g());

However, when I try to do this:

foreach (RepeaterItem item in rpt)
{
DropDownList b = (DropDownList)i tem.FindControl ("dlOptions" );
Response.Write( ddl.SelectedIte m.Value.ToStrin g()); + "<br>");
}

it chokes. Any ideas?

Thanks