e.Item.FindCont rol("DropdownId ") Returning Null

[Anup]

Hi Group,

I have a datagrid with dropdown in my application.
I want to fill the data in dropdown by an ArrayList
for that I am using "e.Item.FindCon trol("DropdownI d")"
but this function is returning NULL THUS I m getting exception
"Object Refrence not set to an Instance to Object",

Here is the code I wrote (ASP.NET 1.1)...

Hope I get some help from you,

///Cdoe Behind
private void dataGrid1_ItemD ataBound(object sender,
DataGridItemEve ntArgs e)
{

if(e.Item.ItemT ype == ListItemType.Fo oter)
{

System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Drop DownList drp = new
DropDownList();
drp = (DropDownList)e .Item.FindContr ol("listAnup") ;
drp.DataSource= newArrayList;//This Statement throwing exception
drp.DataBind();
}

}


///aspx code

<asp:datagrid id=dataGrid1 style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 256px; POSITION:
absolute; TOP: 8px" runat="server" ShowFooter="Tru e" CaptionAlign="T op"
Caption="Hello" BackColor="Rosy Brown" AllowPaging="Tr ue" Height="256px"
Width="70%" DataSource="<%# dataSet1 %>" PageSize="2" CellPadding="2"
CellSpacing="2" >
<FooterStyle ForeColor="#FFF F80" BorderColor="#E 0E0E0"
BackColor="Gray "></FooterStyle>
<SelectedItemSt yle ForeColor="#804 040" BorderColor="#F FE0C0"
BackColor="Aqua "></SelectedItemSty le>
<EditItemStyl e ForeColor="#FFE 0C0"
BackColor="#C0F FC0"></EditItemStyle>
<AlternatingIte mStyle ForeColor="Dark OliveGreen"
BackColor="#FFC 080"></AlternatingItem Style>
<ItemStyle ForeColor="#404 040" BackColor="Khak i"></ItemStyle>

[MFB]

I don't see that you have a control named *listAnup* in the footer which
is where you're looking for it. For that matter you don't have one
called that at all in your code. Is this all of the code?