Finding a control in datalist

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I have placed controls(TextBoxes) in the header template of the Datalist control. Can any body tell me how to find that control at run time(the code)?

(I actually want to access the values written in the text boxes by the user)

I even know how to do it in GridView

C#

String empnam =((TextBox)  (GridView1.FooterRow.FindControl("TextBox1"))).Text;

I want an equivalent one to it.

Posted 13-Aug-10 1:48am

sachin_3333

Updated 13-Aug-10 2:02am

Prosanta Kundu online

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Solution 1

You can access it at the ItemDataBound event of datagrid. First item to bound is header item.

C#

if(if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Header))
{
    String empnam =((TextBox)(e.Item.Cells[0].Controls[1]).Text;
}

Posted 13-Aug-10 2:09am

Prosanta Kundu online

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sachin_3333 14-Aug-10 3:05am

Thank you very much

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Al-Farooque Shubho · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-13T07:46:00

Solution 2

I would rather suggest to use FindControl() with a bit of defensive programming, in the ItemDataBound event of DataList:

C#

if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Header)
{
    TextBox txtEmp = e.Item.FindControl("TextBox1") as TextBox;
    if (txtEmp != null)
    {
        String empnam = txtEmp.Text;
    }
}

Posted 13-Aug-10 7:46am

Al-Farooque Shubho

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sachin_3333 14-Aug-10 3:05am

Thank You very much