Re: cannot find control within control

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thx Karl, tried that and bloody error "Object reference not set to an
instance of an object."
Button Button1 = (Button) FormView1.Row.FindControl("Button1");


"Karl Seguin" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME net>
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> Being too lazy to load up VWD, try using:
> FormView1.Row.FindControl("Button1")
>
> In a repeater, you'd have multiple "Button1"'s and would need to look at
> repeater.Items[i].FindControl
>
> FormViews are the same..though there's only 1 row...so it's exposed as Row
> (if I remember correctly).
>
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> "Daves" <dbspam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:us4oQz1PFHA.1500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> hi,
>> sorry for re-posting but it's a simple question and ought to have a very
>> simple solution; I am trying to use Findcontrol to grab a Button control
>> within a Formview control:
>>
>> <form ID="Form1" runat="server">
>> <asp:FormView ID="FormView1" Runat="server">
>> <ItemTemplate>
>> <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Breyta"
> CommandName="Edit"/>
>> ...
>>
>> This is what won't work:
>> Button Button1 = (Button) FormView1.FindControl("Button1");
>>
>>
>
>


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