Respond to DropDownList control Event in DataGrid

[Ali]

I am adding a DropDownList control to my DataGrid footer template. I load
my DropDownList using a function that returns an arrayList. I can see all
my items in the DropDownList, but when I select an item from the list, I am
unable to trap the DropDownList SelectedIndexChanged event.

This is a snippet of my DataGrid:

<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "State") %>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList id="dropDownListState"
DataSource="<%#Load_DropDownListState%>"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="dropDownListStateHandler" AutoPostBack="True" />
</FooterTempalte>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

NOTE: Even the DataGrid ItemCommand event does not fire up when I change the
index on my DropDownList control. I was hopping I can do something like
finding the control inside the ItemCommand Handler " dropDownListState =
myDataGrid.FindControl("dropDownListState").

Please help.

Ali

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

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"Ali" <el********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I am adding a DropDownList control to my DataGrid footer template. I load
my DropDownList using a function that returns an arrayList. I can see all
my items in the DropDownList, but when I select an item from the list, I am unable to trap the DropDownList SelectedIndexChanged event.

This is a snippet of my DataGrid:

<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "State") %>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList id="dropDownListState"
DataSource="<%#Load_DropDownListState%>"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="dropDownListStateHandler" AutoPostBack="True" />
</FooterTempalte>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

NOTE: Even the DataGrid ItemCommand event does not fire up when I change the index on my DropDownList control. I was hopping I can do something like
finding the control inside the ItemCommand Handler " dropDownListState =
myDataGrid.FindControl("dropDownListState").

Please help.

Ali

[Ali]

No, I have not. I decided to pull the dropDownList control from the footer
template. I am using the DropDownList is used for filtering.

Thanks
Ali
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Alvin Bruney [ASP.NET MVP]
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"Ali" <el********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I am adding a DropDownList control to my DataGrid footer template. I load my DropDownList using a function that returns an arrayList. I can see all my items in the DropDownList, but when I select an item from the list, I

am

unable to trap the DropDownList SelectedIndexChanged event.

This is a snippet of my DataGrid:

<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "State") %>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList id="dropDownListState"
DataSource="<%#Load_DropDownListState%>"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="dropDownListStateHandler" AutoPostBack="True" />
</FooterTempalte>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

NOTE: Even the DataGrid ItemCommand event does not fire up when I change

the

index on my DropDownList control. I was hopping I can do something like
finding the control inside the ItemCommand Handler " dropDownListState =
myDataGrid.FindControl("dropDownListState").

Please help.

Ali