How find control in EmptyDataTemplate of GridView

You wil not find the control because there is no rendered control

Hi...

I saw the solution 4 and I guessed interesting.

Well, in my case I created one WebUserControl for No data message called uscNoDataTemplate , and I needed set it up by public methods and properties, so...

DataView dv = ds.Tables[0].DeafultView;

grd.DataSource = dv;
grd.DataBind();

UserControls.uscNoDataTemplate uscNoDataTemplate1 = ((GridViewRow)grd.Controls[0].Controls[0]).Cells[0].FindControl("uscNoDataTemplate1") as UserControls.uscNoDataTemplate;

if(uscNoDataTemplate1 != null) //This is a simple and very important line to explain the concept: The control is null when your grid shows data because this control is not will be rendered
{
    uscNoDataTemplate1.MyNoDataMessage = "Unfortunately you do not have data!";
}

Hope it helps you...

TextBox txt = (TextBox)GridView1.Controls[0].Controls[0].FindControl("TextBox1");

Your question has the answer.

control in EmptyDataTemplate of GridView
Use FindControl in the GridView row.