dropdown selectedvalue won't set

[rodchar]

hey all,
can someone please tell me why the following statment doesn't work?

((DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[2].FindControl("DrpSM_Skill_Desc")).SelectedValue=(( DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3];
Cannot implicitly convert type 'object' to 'string'. An explicit conversion
exists (are you missing a cast?)

I'm in the Immediate Window doing this and also the following looks like it
would set a dropdownlist.selectedvalue?

?((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3]
"Internet"

Thanks,
rodchar

[rodchar]

Nevermind I think, here's what learned:
((DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[2].FindControl("DrpSM_Skill_Desc")).SelectedValue=(S tring)(((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3]);

"rodchar" wrote:

hey all,
can someone please tell me why the following statment doesn't work?

((DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[2].FindControl("DrpSM_Skill_Desc")).SelectedValue=(( DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3];
Cannot implicitly convert type 'object' to 'string'. An explicit conversion
exists (are you missing a cast?)

I'm in the Immediate Window doing this and also the following looks like it
would set a dropdownlist.selectedvalue?

?((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3]
"Internet"

Thanks,
rodchar

[Onwuka Emeka]

emm ... you could also do

((DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[2].FindControl("DrpSM_Skill_Desc")).SelectedValue=(( DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3].ToString();

"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Nevermind I think, here's what learned:
((DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[2].FindControl("DrpSM_Skill_Desc")).SelectedValue=(S tring)(((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3]);

"rodchar" wrote:

>hey all,
can someone please tell me why the following statment doesn't work?

((DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[2].FindControl("DrpSM_Skill_Desc")).SelectedValue=(( DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3];
Cannot implicitly convert type 'object' to 'string'. An explicit
conversion
exists (are you missing a cast?)

I'm in the Immediate Window doing this and also the following looks like
it
would set a dropdownlist.selectedvalue?

?((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)[3]
"Internet"

Thanks,
rodchar