Hi..

I am having a huge problem with getting the selected index changed property of a drop down list when inside a datagrid..

I have two drop down lists inside the datagrid, toSectDDL and tosubSectDDL. What i want is when the user selects an item from the toSectDDL, the tosubSectDDL should be populated with the related subsections for that particular section only..

I have written the VB code as
Protected Sub toSectDDL_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
       Dim row As DataGridItem
       For Each row In SectionGrid.Items
           Dim toSectDDL As DropDownList = CType(SectionGrid.FindControl("toSectDDL"), DropDownList)
           Dim toSubSectDDL As DropDownList = CType(SectionGrid.FindControl("toSubSectDDL"), DropDownList)
           If toSectDDL.SelectedValue = 0 Then
               toSubSectDDL.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("None", "0"))
           Else

               toSubSectDDL.DataSource = Office.GetSubSectionsForSection(toSectDDL.Selected Value)
               toSubSectDDL.DataTextField = "subsection"
               toSubSectDDL.DataValueField = "subSecID"
               toSubSectDDL.DataBind()
               toSubSectDDL.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("Select", "0"))
           End If
       Next
   End Sub

and set the ASP code as
<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="toSection">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList id="toSectDDL" runat="server" CssClass="standardDDL" Width="402px" OnSelectedIndexChanged="toSectDDL_SelectedIndexCha nged" AutoPostBack="True" ></asp:DropDownList>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>
Now i am getting a server error saying
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
  veyo.OfficeNameChange.toSectDDL_SelectedIndexChang ed(Object sender, EventArgs e) in \\aion\intranetroot$\veyo\updateVEYO\OfficeNameCha nge.aspx.vb:430
  System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListControl.OnSelectedIn dexChanged(EventArgs e) +108
  System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList.System.Web. UI.IPostBackDataHandler.RaisePostDataChangedEvent( ) +26
  System.Web.UI.Page.RaiseChangedEvents() +115
  System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1099

Can anyone plz help!!!!!!

Hi,

This link might help you.

http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/...tlists/vb.aspx

Tahir