Accessing a drop down in a form view from a user control

Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

>From the user control, I need access to the drop down value. I can get

to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

Dec 20 '06 #1

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Mark Rae

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Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

>>From the user control, I need access to the drop down value. I can get
to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

?

Dec 20 '06 #2

Larry Bud

Mark Rae wrote:

"Larry Bud" <la**********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@f1g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

>From the user control, I need access to the drop down value. I can get
to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

Yes, I have. Compilation error, "currency_code not declared."

Dec 20 '06 #3

Larry Bud

Mark Rae wrote:

"Larry Bud" <la**********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@f1g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

>From the user control, I need access to the drop down value. I can get
to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

Yes, I have. Compilation error, "currency_code not declared."

Dec 20 '06 #4

Mark Rae

"Larry Bud" <la**********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:11*********************@t46g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

Mark Rae wrote:
>"Larry Bud" <la**********@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@f1g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...

Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

From the user control, I need access to the drop down value. I can get
to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

Yes, I have. Compilation error, "currency_code not declared."

OK then - have you tried prefixing currency_code.SelectedValue with the id
of the custom control...?

Dec 20 '06 #5

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