How to retreive Value of Dropdown in Web Form

[Dave]

I have 2 Dropdown's in a Web FormView. I would like to get one to be a
Parameter for the other, but I can't seem to figure out how to get the
value out of the first. When I double click it to get to the C#
Window...neither of the Dropdowns are available to get the Value or set
a profile. How can I get this Value?

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Dave,

DI have 2 Dropdown's in a Web FormView. I would like to get one to be
Da Parameter for the other, but I can't seem to figure out how to get
Dthe value out of the first. When I double click it to get to the C#
DWindow...neither of the Dropdowns are available to get the Value or
Dset a profile. How can I get this Value?

It seems that you have no declaration of the control in the C# code.
Try to double-click on your control from the web form designer to get the
handler in C# code.

To get values Item[control.SelectedIndex].Value property of the control
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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[Dave]

Thanks Michael,
I've tried that. The only option available is
DropdownList1_SelectedIndexChanged. Under normal conditions (controls
outside the FormView), it would be DropdownList1.SelectedValue. This
is what's confusing. I'm not sure how to retreive the value for a
control inside the FormView.

Michael Nemtsev wrote:

Hello Dave,

DI have 2 Dropdown's in a Web FormView. I would like to get one to be
Da Parameter for the other, but I can't seem to figure out how to get
Dthe value out of the first. When I double click it to get to the C#
DWindow...neither of the Dropdowns are available to get the Value or
Dset a profile. How can I get this Value?

It seems that you have no declaration of the control in the C# code.
Try to double-click on your control from the web form designer to get the
handler in C# code.

To get values Item[control.SelectedIndex].Value property of the control
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[Michael Nemtsev]

use (DropDownList)EmployeeFormView.FindControl("dd1") to get that contol

where EmployeeFormView is your view and dd1 is you DropDownList
and then use what I've posted above for that dropDown control

Thanks Michael,
I've tried that. The only option available is
DropdownList1_SelectedIndexChanged. Under normal conditions (controls
outside the FormView), it would be DropdownList1.SelectedValue. This
is what's confusing. I'm not sure how to retreive the value for a
control inside the FormView.

Michael Nemtsev wrote:

Hello Dave,

DI have 2 Dropdown's in a Web FormView. I would like to get one to be
Da Parameter for the other, but I can't seem to figure out how to get
Dthe value out of the first. When I double click it to get to the C#
DWindow...neither of the Dropdowns are available to get the Value or
Dset a profile. How can I get this Value?

It seems that you have no declaration of the control in the C# code.
Try to double-click on your control from the web form designer to get the
handler in C# code.

To get values Item[control.SelectedIndex].Value property of the control
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

--
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche