How to find value in row updating event of Grid of dynamically added control during row editing

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Hi Friends,

Help me to find out the value of dropdown in the row updating event of Grid.That drop down is added during row edit in the Row data bound event.

I have also tried adding the same control and binded same datasource in Row created event also.But i could not do the update.

((DropDownList)gvTest.Rows[e.RowIndex].FindControl("ddl")); value comes as null and throw instance of object not set to its reference error.

Please Help

Thanks
Siva

Posted 13-Mar-12 8:26am

siva0001

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Herman<T>.Instance · Answer 1 · 2012-03-13T09:23:00

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in the event do

C#

GridViewRow gRow = GriwViewRow(sender);
GridView grid = (GridView)gRow.NamingContainer;
grid.SelectedIndex = gRow.RowIndex;

Now you can do a gRow.FindControl("").
at the end do

C#

grid.SelectedIndex = -1;

Posted 13-Mar-12 9:23am

Herman<T>.Instance

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siva0001 14-Mar-12 1:05am

I tried to use the above code in row Updating event but GridViewRow(sender) is throwing error.Should i modify anything there?

Herman<T>.Instance 14-Mar-12 4:40am

can it be e.Row ? so GridViewRow gRow = = e.Row;