Button outside datagrid

[sri_san]

Hello group,
I have a datagrid(dg) and a couple of buttons outside the
dg( 'New'& 'Done'). Have a 'save' button inside the dg that responds
to itemcommand event. On a 'New' button click, the footer(textbox) is
displayed in the dg which acts like a new row addition. the 'save'
button corresponds to the footer textbox and hence triggers the
itemcommand event on a save and the logic to add it as a row to the dg
goes in there.
Now, I need to trigger the same event when one clicks the
'Done' button which is outside the datagrid. Can I get a handle of the
footer(textbox) in the 'Done' event click.
Any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks,
Sam.

[John Saunders]

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Hello group,
I have a datagrid(dg) and a couple of buttons outside the
dg( 'New'& 'Done'). Have a 'save' button inside the dg that responds
to itemcommand event. On a 'New' button click, the footer(textbox) is
displayed in the dg which acts like a new row addition. the 'save'
button corresponds to the footer textbox and hence triggers the
itemcommand event on a save and the logic to add it as a row to the dg
goes in there.
Now, I need to trigger the same event when one clicks the
'Done' button which is outside the datagrid. Can I get a handle of the
footer(textbox) in the 'Done' event click.

You don't need to trigger the same event in order to get the same code
executed. Have the save event execute a subroutine and have the same
subroutine executed by the Done button click event:

private void dg_ItemCommand(object sender, DataGridItemEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CommandName == "Save")
{
SaveData();
}
}

private void Done_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SaveData();
}

private void SaveData()
{
// Save the data from the footer controls
}

John Saunders

[sri_san]

Since, its a footer item I am trying to access. The code below seems
to work great!

DataGridItem
dgi=this.DataGrid1.Controls[0].Controls[this.DataGrid1.Controls[0].Controls.
Count-1] as DataGridItem;