ASP.NET C# controls help

[djboyse]

Hi,

I am dynamically creating a page that contains a table and within that table there is a drop down list and a button. The drop down list and button let the user rate something, so they select the rating from the list and click the button to rate.

I have a function that creates the cells, rows and other control and returns a list of table rows.

My problem is that as everything is dynamically created, i cant access the controls in the table.

Heres the code

//page.aspx
<asp:table ID="tbl" runat="server" />
 
//page.aspx.cs
 
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   //Add each row to the table
   foreach(TableRow row in CreateTable())
   {
      tbl.Rows.Add(row);
   }
}
 
private List<TableRow> CreateTable()
{
   //Create the row collection
   List<TableRow> rowCollection = new List<TableRow>();
 
   //Create the table rows
   TableRow tblRowRateLabel = new TableRow();
   TableRow tblRowRate = new TableRow();
 
   //Create the cells
   TableCell tblCellRateLabel = new TableCell();
   TableCell tblCellRate = new TableCell();
 
   //Add the data to the cells
   //Create the text and add to cell
   tblCellRateLable.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("Rate"));
 
   //Create the drop down list
   DropDownList ddlRating = new DropDownList();
   for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
   {
      ListItem item = new ListItem((i + 1).ToString(), (i + 1).ToString);
      ddlRating.Items.Add(item);
   }
 
   //Create the button
   Button btnRate = new Button();
   btnRate.Text = "Rate";
   btnRate.Command += new CommandEventHandler(ProcessRating);
 
   //Add button and list to the cell
   tblCellRate.Controls.Add(ddlRating);
   tblCellRate.Controls.Add(btnRate);
 
   //Add the cells to the rows
   tblRowRateLabel.Cells.Add(tblCellRateLabel);
   tblRowRate.Cells.Add(tblCellRate);
 
   //Add the rows to the rowCollection
   rowCollection.Add(tblRowRateLabel);
   rowCollection.Add(tblRowRate);
 
   //Return the row collection
   return rowCollection
}
 
public void ProcessRating(object o, CommandEventArgs e)
{
   //HELP - What do I do here?
}
 

Can any one tell me how i can access the drop down list (ddlRating) when the button is clicked please

Thanks

[Shashi Sadasivan]

have you tried the find control?

if not, try to put it as a request variable