drop down in datagrid

Hi,
There is a drop down box in a web datagrid.
This drop down is populated by using datatextfield and datavaluefied.
Iin the edit mode of the grid I change the item in the drop down.
How can I get the NEW integer value of the drop down?
This is required for the update.

Thanks

Lets assume your drop down is named "cmbMake", here is how you can get the selected value.

Code:

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DropDownList cmb = new DropDownList();
int MakeID;

cmb = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("cmbMake");
MakeID = Convert.ToInt32(cmb.Items[cmb.SelectedIndex].Value);

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