Use FindControl for HMTL control in Datagrid

[Sid]

Hi,

I am trying to use the FindControl method to find a HTML
Select control I have in my Datagrid. The syntax I am
using is

Dim obj As HTMLSelect
Dim str As String

obj = E.Item.FindControl("controlname")
str = obj.Value

Only thing is this gives an error saying 'object is not
set to a reference of an object', does anyone know if this
is even possible?

Thanks

Sid

[Teemu Keiski]

Are you using this in ItemCreated or ItemDataBound? If yes, do you check
ItemType property that the item is Item or AlternatingItem?

--
Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist

"Sid" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:09****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi,

I am trying to use the FindControl method to find a HTML
Select control I have in my Datagrid. The syntax I am
using is

Dim obj As HTMLSelect
Dim str As String

obj = E.Item.FindControl("controlname")
str = obj.Value

Only thing is this gives an error saying 'object is not
set to a reference of an object', does anyone know if this
is even possible?

Thanks

Sid

[Sid]

Hi, Thanks for replying, I am using this in the
EditItemTemplate and it is being used in the UpdateItem
command.

-----Original Message-----
Are you using this in ItemCreated or ItemDataBound? If yes, do you checkItemType property that the item is Item or AlternatingItem?
--
Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist

"Sid" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:09****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi,

I am trying to use the FindControl method to find a HTML
Select control I have in my Datagrid. The syntax I am
using is

Dim obj As HTMLSelect
Dim str As String

obj = E.Item.FindControl("controlname")
str = obj.Value

Only thing is this gives an error saying 'object is not
set to a reference of an object', does anyone know if this is even possible?

Thanks

Sid

.

[Teemu Keiski]

Ok,

can you show an example of the declarative (aspx) syntax you have and a bit
more of the code?

--
Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist

"Sid" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi, Thanks for replying, I am using this in the
EditItemTemplate and it is being used in the UpdateItem
command.

-----Original Message-----
Are you using this in ItemCreated or ItemDataBound? If

yes, do you check

ItemType property that the item is Item or

AlternatingItem?

--
Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist

"Sid" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

news:09****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi,

I am trying to use the FindControl method to find a HTML
Select control I have in my Datagrid. The syntax I am
using is

Dim obj As HTMLSelect
Dim str As String

obj = E.Item.FindControl("controlname")
str = obj.Value

Only thing is this gives an error saying 'object is not
set to a reference of an object', does anyone know if this is even possible?

Thanks

Sid

.

[Sid]

No problem, this is how my columns are declared in the
datagrid:

<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="Heading">
<ITEMTEMPLATE>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<select name="ddlCountry">
<option value="Wales"
selected="selected">Wales</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</ITEMTEMPLATE>
<EDITITEMTEMPLATE>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<select name="ddlCountry">
<option value="Wales"
selected="selected">Wales</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</EDITITEMTEMPLATE>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

And then I call this in the EditItemCommand:

sub doEdit(sender as object, e as _
Datagridcommandeventargs)

Dim obj as HTMLSelect
dim myStr as string
obj = CType(e.Item.FindControl _
("ddlCountry"), HTMLSelect)

myStr = obj.Value ##Errors here

end Sub
Hope this helps?

-----Original Message-----
Ok,

can you show an example of the declarative (aspx) syntax you have and a bitmore of the code?

--
Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist

"Sid" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:00****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi, Thanks for replying, I am using this in the
EditItemTemplate and it is being used in the UpdateItem
command.

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you using this in ItemCreated or ItemDataBound? If

yes, do you check

>ItemType property that the item is Item or

AlternatingItem?

>
>--
>Teemu Keiski
>MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
>ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist
>
>"Sid" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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>news:09****************************@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to use the FindControl method to find a HTML >> Select control I have in my Datagrid. The syntax I am
>> using is
>>
>> Dim obj As HTMLSelect
>> Dim str As String
>>
>> obj = E.Item.FindControl("controlname")
>> str = obj.Value
>>
>> Only thing is this gives an error saying 'object is not >> set to a reference of an object', does anyone know if

this

>> is even possible?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Sid
>>
>
>
>.
>

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