Accessing DropDownList in DetailsView

firblazer · June 21st, 2008, 04:14 AM

Hi! I want to set the selected value in a dropdownlist inside detailview using the querystring.
I have:

Code:

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
 System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        DetailsView1.DropDownList1.SelectedValue = Request("EmployeeID")
    End Sub

but it gives me an error: "DropDownList1 not a member of System.Web.UI.Webcontrols.DetailsView"

How do I access the dropdownlist1?

Thanks.

firblazer · June 21st, 2008, 04:31 AM

I have entered:

Dim DropDownList1 As DropDownList = CType(DetailsView1.FindControl("DropDownList1"), DropDownList)
DropDownList1.SelectedValue = Request("EmployeeID")

and it works, but is there a simpler way of doing it?

Imar · June 21st, 2008, 06:48 AM

Nope; that's how you access controls programmatically when they are nested inside another control like a DetailsView.

Imar

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