'Retrieving datagrid column information
Dim nameTextBox as textbox = e.Item.Cell(1).Controls(0)

Dim otherTextBox as TextBox = e.Item.Cell(2).Controls(1)

I know cell collection is indexed starting at zero, can any body explain me contols part in the code? (what is the difference between contols(0) and contols(1) )

Hello,

If you use a bound column, you would refer to data in the cell as:

e.item.cells(n).text

However, you use use a column such as the template column, you can put one or more controls in it. You can then reference each control through the controls collection. For example, if you put a textbox and a linkbutton in a template control (in that order), you could reference the textbox by controls(0) and the linkbutton by controls(1).

Ideally, you want to have a controls collection because you don't want to limit a column to one control only.

Brian

Thank You! Brian