trying to find the html id of a textbox in FooterTemplate at runtime

[David C]

Here is my goal. I have a textbox in the FooterTemplate of a datagrid

<FooterTemplate >
<asp:TextBox ID="txtFooterTe xtBox" Runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
</FooterTemplate>

When the html is created, in my case, it creates an html tag like this.

<input name="userLiabi lities:dgFinanc ials:_ctl9:txtF ooterTextBox"
type="text" id="userLiabili ties_dgFinancia ls__ctl9_txtFoo terTextBox" />

I need to get that id userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox AT
RUNTIME. How can I do that? I see can tell that the nomenclature consists
of the user control id, the id of the datagrid, the id of the textbox and
"__ctl9_" to assign uniqueness to the textbox (although because it is in the
footer, not in Item, txtFooterTextBo x is already guaranteed to be unique).

I need to some how find that so that I can dynamically create javascript
code. So perhaps in the event handler for ItemCreated,

if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Fo oter)
{
//looking for the html unique ID
TextBox txtFooterTextBo x = (TextBox)e.Item .FindControl("t xtFooterTextBox ");

//here I need to get the ID
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox
}

[Eliyahu Goldin]

txtFooterTextBo x.ClientID

Eliyahu

"David C" <pr********@yah oo.com> wrote in message
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Here is my goal. I have a textbox in the FooterTemplate of a datagrid

<FooterTemplate >
<asp:TextBox ID="txtFooterTe xtBox" Runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
</FooterTemplate>

When the html is created, in my case, it creates an html tag like this.

<input name="userLiabi lities:dgFinanc ials:_ctl9:txtF ooterTextBox"
type="text" id="userLiabili ties_dgFinancia ls__ctl9_txtFoo terTextBox" />

I need to get that id userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox
AT RUNTIME. How can I do that? I see can tell that the nomenclature
consists of the user control id, the id of the datagrid, the id of the
textbox and "__ctl9_" to assign uniqueness to the textbox (although
because it is in the footer, not in Item, txtFooterTextBo x is already
guaranteed to be unique).

I need to some how find that so that I can dynamically create javascript
code. So perhaps in the event handler for ItemCreated,

if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Fo oter)
{
//looking for the html unique ID
TextBox txtFooterTextBo x =
(TextBox)e.Item .FindControl("t xtFooterTextBox ");

//here I need to get the ID
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox
}

[David C]

Tried it in the event handler for ItemCreated

The ClientID is txtFooterTextBo x, not
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox . I should have said so
in my posting. I also tried UniqueID, but it's still set to
txtFooterTextBo x.

Thanks.
"Eliyahu Goldin" <re************ *@monarchmed.co m> wrote in message
news:uo******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...

txtFooterTextBo x.ClientID

Eliyahu

"David C" <pr********@yah oo.com> wrote in message
news:MW******** **********@torn ado.socal.rr.co m...

Here is my goal. I have a textbox in the FooterTemplate of a datagrid

<FooterTemplate >
<asp:TextBox ID="txtFooterTe xtBox" Runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
</FooterTemplate>

When the html is created, in my case, it creates an html tag like this.

<input name="userLiabi lities:dgFinanc ials:_ctl9:txtF ooterTextBox"
type="text" id="userLiabili ties_dgFinancia ls__ctl9_txtFoo terTextBox" />

I need to get that id userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox
AT RUNTIME. How can I do that? I see can tell that the nomenclature
consists of the user control id, the id of the datagrid, the id of the
textbox and "__ctl9_" to assign uniqueness to the textbox (although
because it is in the footer, not in Item, txtFooterTextBo x is already
guaranteed to be unique).

I need to some how find that so that I can dynamically create javascript
code. So perhaps in the event handler for ItemCreated,

if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Fo oter)
{
//looking for the html unique ID
TextBox txtFooterTextBo x =
(TextBox)e.Item .FindControl("t xtFooterTextBox ");

//here I need to get the ID
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox
}

[Eliyahu Goldin]

I am not sure if ItemCreated event is good for you. Try to do the same in
ItemDataBound, or, maybe, in preRender event.

Property ClientID is designed specially for getting control id as it is set
on client.

Eliyahu

"David C" <pr********@yah oo.com> wrote in message
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Tried it in the event handler for ItemCreated

The ClientID is txtFooterTextBo x, not
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox . I should have said
so in my posting. I also tried UniqueID, but it's still set to
txtFooterTextBo x.

Thanks.
"Eliyahu Goldin" <re************ *@monarchmed.co m> wrote in message
news:uo******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...

txtFooterTextBo x.ClientID

Eliyahu

"David C" <pr********@yah oo.com> wrote in message
news:MW******** **********@torn ado.socal.rr.co m...

Here is my goal. I have a textbox in the FooterTemplate of a datagrid

<FooterTemplate >
<asp:TextBox ID="txtFooterTe xtBox" Runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
</FooterTemplate>

When the html is created, in my case, it creates an html tag like this.

<input name="userLiabi lities:dgFinanc ials:_ctl9:txtF ooterTextBox"
type="text" id="userLiabili ties_dgFinancia ls__ctl9_txtFoo terTextBox" />

I need to get that id
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox AT RUNTIME. How
can I do that? I see can tell that the nomenclature consists of the
user control id, the id of the datagrid, the id of the textbox and
"__ctl9_" to assign uniqueness to the textbox (although because it is in
the footer, not in Item, txtFooterTextBo x is already guaranteed to be
unique).

I need to some how find that so that I can dynamically create javascript
code. So perhaps in the event handler for ItemCreated,

if (e.Item.ItemTyp e == ListItemType.Fo oter)
{
//looking for the html unique ID
TextBox txtFooterTextBo x =
(TextBox)e.Item .FindControl("t xtFooterTextBox ");

//here I need to get the ID
userLiabilities _dgFinancials__ ctl9_txtFooterT extBox
}