DropDownList control in DataGrid

[pete]

Hello all,

I'l displaying a dropdownlist inside a datagrid. The problem comes when I
try to get the values the user chose on postback.

If I rebind the datagrid, the values of the dropdownlist are all set back to
their original values. If I do not rebind the datagrid, I don't seem to have
access to the dropdownlist at all.

Code fragment:

For Each dgItem In Me.dgPlayerList.Items
strID = dgItem.Cells(0).Text
Dim ddlTeam As New DropDownList()
ddlTeam = dgItem.FindControl("ddlTeams")
strTeam = ddlTeam.SelectedItem.Value

I get the "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" on the last
line there when I do not rebind. I was under the impression that datagrids
had to be rebound on postback to access their contents, but I'm obviously
missing something. Hopefully something simple.

Thanks for any suggestions,

pete

[Naveen K Kohli]

You don't have to rebind the grid on postback.
Where in the code are you trying to get the selected values? You should be
doing it after Page_Load has completed. Preferably inthe event handler of
the control that triggered the post back.

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Naveen K Kohli
[url]http://www.netomatix.com[/url]
"pete" <peter@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I'l displaying a dropdownlist inside a datagrid. The problem comes when I
> try to get the values the user chose on postback.
>
> If I rebind the datagrid, the values of the dropdownlist are all set back

to

> their original values. If I do not rebind the datagrid, I don't seem to

have

> access to the dropdownlist at all.
>
> Code fragment:
>
> For Each dgItem In Me.dgPlayerList.Items
> strID = dgItem.Cells(0).Text
> Dim ddlTeam As New DropDownList()
> ddlTeam = dgItem.FindControl("ddlTeams")
> strTeam = ddlTeam.SelectedItem.Value
>
> I get the "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" on the

last

> line there when I do not rebind. I was under the impression that datagrids
> had to be rebound on postback to access their contents, but I'm obviously
> missing something. Hopefully something simple.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> pete
>
>
>