Accessing controls from a user control. Please help...

[Jim Mace]

I have an ASP.net user control (userName) that is being dynamically loaded into a panel (pnlSearch) in another user control (userSearch). My question is, how do I access the form elements in userName from userSearch. I am able to manipulate the Visible property along with the ID using the following line of code (dependent upon which property I use

Control userFirst = pnlSearch.Controls[0].FindControl("txtFirstName")
Response.Write(userFirst.ID)

I tried using System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox instead of Control, but it would throw an error. If anyone could please help me out I would greatly appreciate it

Jim

[Brian K. Williams]

Jim,

Try this, it works for me. :~)
TextBox myControl = (TextBox)FindControl("txtFirstName");

if(myControl != null){

myControl.Text = "Whatever...";

}

Regards,

Brian K. Williams
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I have an ASP.net user control (userName) that is being dynamically loaded into a panel (pnlSearch) in another user control (userSearch). My
question is, how do I access the form elements in userName from userSearch.
I am able to manipulate the Visible property along with the ID using the
following line of code (dependent upon which property I use)
Control userFirst = pnlSearch.Controls[0].FindControl("txtFirstName");
Response.Write(userFirst.ID);

I tried using System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox instead of Control, but it would throw an error. If anyone could please help me out I would greatly
appreciate it.
Jim

[Jim Mace]

Brian

Thank you so very much. You are an absolute lifesaver... :-

Jim