C#-Web - Convert System.Web.UI.WebControls to String

[mloraditch]

All,
I have some C# code doing some form processing for me. Some forms have a certain control, some don't. If the control exists i need to do some processing on it later.
Of course when i try to process the variable on pages that don't have it i get compiler errors. To get around that someone recommended I use FindControl like below.
Unfortunately now I can't get the value found into the string variable I use to do my later processing.
I'm not a full time programmer and it's not my my area of expertise, but there's gotta to be a way to do what i want.

RadioButton rb_test = Page.FindControl("rb_monthly") as RadioButton; 
        if (rb_test != null) { 
        monthly = (string)rb_test;
        } 

monthly is the string value i need for later comparisons. rb_monthly is the sometimes used variable that i need to get data from.
Thanks for any and all help!!

[nateraaaa]

All,
I have some C# code doing some form processing for me. Some forms have a certain control, some don't. If the control exists i need to do some processing on it later.
Of course when i try to process the variable on pages that don't have it i get compiler errors. To get around that someone recommended I use FindControl like below.
Unfortunately now I can't get the value found into the string variable I use to do my later processing.
I'm not a full time programmer and it's not my my area of expertise, but there's gotta to be a way to do what i want.

RadioButton rb_test = Page.FindControl("rb_monthly") as RadioButton; 
        if (rb_test != null) { 
        monthly = (string)rb_test;
        } 

monthly is the string value i need for later comparisons. rb_monthly is the sometimes used variable that i need to get data from.
Thanks for any and all help!!

So you want the text of the radiobutton? If that is the case try setting monthly = to the following:

monthly = rb_test.Text;

Nathan

[Plater]

Just like any control, you will want to access the .Text property for the text string.
Please remember to check MSDN, or hit ctrl+space in visual studio to see available options.

[mloraditch]

Thanks for the help so far, what you have said makes sense, unfortunately it's not working. Earlier on in the code Monthly is predefined as false and when i output the value i still get false even though i set it to true on the form

Here is what I did with your assistance

RadioButton rb_test = Page.FindControl("rb_monthly") as RadioButton; 
        if (rb_test != null) { 
        monthly = rb_test.Text;
 
        }

Here is what I know works(but of course only when the control actually exists):

    if(rb_monthly != null)
            {
                monthly = rb_monthly.SelectedValue;
            }
 

Thanks again

[nateraaaa]

Thanks for the help so far, what you have said makes sense, unfortunately it's not working. Earlier on in the code Monthly is predefined as false and when i output the value i still get false even though i set it to true on the form

Here is what I did with your assistance

RadioButton rb_test = Page.FindControl("rb_monthly") as RadioButton; 
        if (rb_test != null) { 
        monthly = rb_test.Text;
 
        }

Here is what I know works(but of course only when the control actually exists):

    if(rb_monthly != null)
            {
                monthly = rb_monthly.SelectedValue;
            }
 

Thanks again

So you want the value of the radiobutton not the text of the radiobutton. You are on the right track but you need to create a new control and assign it the value of rb_monthly.

RadioButton rb_test = Page.FindControl("rb_monthly") as RadioButton; 
        if (rb_test != null) { 
        monthly = rb_test.SelectedValue;
 
        }

Nathan

[mloraditch]

Finally got it!! The problem was I was think in HTML terms, instead of asp.net, I need to use RadioButtonList instead of Radio Button!

THANKS!!!