Hello Experts,

I am creating numerous Server side Text controls using C# as code

Note:We can assume speakerPort as 3

for(int i = 1; i <= speakerPort; i++)
{
  TableRow tr2 = new TableRow();
  TableCell tc3 = new TableCell();

  txtSpeakerName = new TextBox();
  txtSpeakerName.ID = "speakerName_" + i.ToString();
  txtSpeakerName.Text = "";
  tc3.Controls.Add(txtSpeakerName);
  tr2.Cells.Add(tc3);
}

Problem is i am not able to access the txtSpeakerName Text Control.

Error i am facing: "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Guide me how to access all the Text values for "txtSpeakerName" (user has entered) using C# as language.

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KG

The problem seems to be because you are instantiating the same variable for each iteration of the loop; i.e. you are using the same variable for all text boxes.

You could declare an array of text boxes outside the loop and instantiate each entry inside the loop. Then you should be able to get the Text property directly.

BTW... do you add the rows to a table somewhere?

Hope it helps, Jacob.

Instantiation of the textboxes themselves shouldn't be a problem. You can add each to some control collection, then create a new instance as you are doing and it will work.

However, as Jacob pointed out, you are creating new table rows, but aren't putting them anywhere. This might be the start of the problem.

-Peter

tnx.... Yea i am adding the rows into a table. I can see the dynamic text boxes, this is certainyl not the problem.

Well let me try ur suggestion of arrays... hope it will work.

Kapil

KG

You might like to try finding the control and casting it to a textbox.
I have not tested but I think it would look something like this:
TextBox txtbx = (TextBox) this.FindControl("speakerName_" + x);'Where x is the particular box you are after.
txtbx.Text = "Hello";

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planoie, i hv tried using array text boxes too, still not working.

Data member declaration inside the class:-
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox [] txtSpeakerName;

Code Inside the button click:-

txtSpeakerName = new TextBox[5];

for(int i = 1; i <= speakerPort; i++)
{
    TableRow tr2 = new TableRow();
    TableCell tc3 = new TableCell();
    TableCell tc4 = new TableCell();

    // Create and Add Text for Speaker Name
    txtSpeakerName[i-1].ID = "speakerName_" + i.ToString();
        txtSpeakerName[i-1].Text = "";
    tc3.Controls.Add(txtSpeakerName[i-1]);
    tr2.Cells.Add(tc3);
}
Still same error is coming
"System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

For other membes: "I am taking dropdown list value (say 5), af a button click i am getting 5 dynamic text boxes, so i am trying to access the text values of these dynamically created text boxes on form submission".

Pls help me

KG

 Well, if kapi.goel is trying to get the Text property from the txtSpeakerName variable, and not finding it as an entry in the collection I still think it is a problem to it the way that was originally posted.

kapi.goel how about trying something like this (not tested)... (I changed the indexing which was starting from 1 also; be aware of the name change).

If the above doesn't work you should try and identify more specifically which object is null; that is, comment out all code, which is potentially the problem and notice when the null reference disappear.

Hope it helps, Jacob.

I realize now that I may have misunderstod the problem. When some button is clicked, the text boxes are made, and on the post back of the form, you are trying to access the values in the boxes, right?

Jacob.

yeah true. on clicking button a new page is opening and hence is displaying dynamic text boxes. i just want to access those text boxes

KG

kapi,

Can you explain in detail where in the execution of your page code the call is made to construct the textboxes? The problem might be that you aren't actually creating the textboxes before the code that's trying to access them. Perhaps you could post the relevant parts of your page code so we can see the bigger picture of what's going on.

-Peter