accessing datalist child controls

[MattB]

I think I'm close to making this work, but so far it does not.

I have a datalist (id = "dlVFields") on a web form that has an item template
with a textbox in it. The textbox id = "txtVerify". When the form is
submitted via a button click (button is outside datalist) I loop through the
datalist's DataListItem collection to retrieve any values entered into the
textboxes. My problem is that I'm not getting anything back from the
textboxes when they have had text entered into them. I'm sure it's the way
I'm referencing them.
All the examples I've found are driven by events within the datalist, and
mine is not.
Here's what I'm currently trying:

For Each dlitem In dlVerify.Items

Dim strField As String = dtVFields.Rows.Item(i).Item("Field")

Dim tb As TextBox = CType(dlitem.FindControl("txtVerify"), TextBox)

txtInput = tb.txt

i = i + 1

Next

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It seems that tb.text is always = "". Can anyone tell me how to correctly
reference that control in this context? Thanks!

Matt

[Scott Hamlin]

Hmm, not sure. Does the last TextBox in the DataList have any text? If not,
then maybe the txtInput string is being overwritten. Try this...

txtInput = txtInput & tb.txt

....and see if that works.

"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I think I'm close to making this work, but so far it does not.

I have a datalist (id = "dlVFields") on a web form that has an item template with a textbox in it. The textbox id = "txtVerify". When the form is
submitted via a button click (button is outside datalist) I loop through the datalist's DataListItem collection to retrieve any values entered into the
textboxes. My problem is that I'm not getting anything back from the
textboxes when they have had text entered into them. I'm sure it's the way
I'm referencing them.
All the examples I've found are driven by events within the datalist, and
mine is not.
Here's what I'm currently trying:

For Each dlitem In dlVerify.Items

Dim strField As String = dtVFields.Rows.Item(i).Item("Field")

Dim tb As TextBox = CType(dlitem.FindControl("txtVerify"), TextBox)

txtInput = tb.txt

i = i + 1

Next

------------------------

It seems that tb.text is always = "". Can anyone tell me how to correctly
reference that control in this context? Thanks!

Matt

[MR. UNDERHILL]

I think that you are missing something...

Try this

Dim tb As TextBox = CType(dlitem.SelectedItem.FindControl("txtVerify") , TextBox

You need to do the FindControl within the selected item on the list and not the List itself
----- MattB wrote: ----

I think I'm close to making this work, but so far it does not

I have a datalist (id = "dlVFields") on a web form that has an item templat
with a textbox in it. The textbox id = "txtVerify". When the form i
submitted via a button click (button is outside datalist) I loop through th
datalist's DataListItem collection to retrieve any values entered into th
textboxes. My problem is that I'm not getting anything back from th
textboxes when they have had text entered into them. I'm sure it's the wa
I'm referencing them
All the examples I've found are driven by events within the datalist, an
mine is not
Here's what I'm currently trying

For Each dlitem In dlVerify.Item

Dim strField As String = dtVFields.Rows.Item(i).Item("Field"

Dim tb As TextBox = CType(dlitem.FindControl("txtVerify"), TextBox

txtInput = tb.tx

i = i +

Nex

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It seems that tb.text is always = "". Can anyone tell me how to correctl
reference that control in this context? Thanks

Mat