[RESOLVED] findcontrol = finding textbox in a table row

[jakkjakk]

HI Guys,

When I add a textbox to my table cell then then add the table cell to the table row. Then I try access that control it always comes back null.

        newTextBox = new TextBox();
        newTextBox.ID = "row_1Col_1";
        newTextBox.Font.Size = FontUnit.Medium;
        newTextBox.Width = 70;
        newTextBox.Text = "Blah"                              
        acell.Controls.Add(newTextBox);
        arow.Cells.Add(acell);

After the last line of code I break and try a quick watch.
acell.FindControl("row_1Col_1") which comes back null
I also try
arow.FindControl("row_1Col_1") which also comes back null.

before this code I do a quick watch on arow.controls.count which comes back as 0, then after the code I do the same thing and it comes back as 1. So I know it's getting added, but can't seem to get back to the textbox value.

is there a way to list all the controls or something? Because I think it changes the name or something.

I know this code is in C#, but it's the same idea in VB. IF I'm wrong please redirect the post to the right thread thanks.

[jakkjakk]

Actually I just found this. If I do this:

Control ctrl = arow.Cells[1].Controls[0];
TextBox tc = ctrl as TextBox;

After arow.Cells.Add(acell);
Then I get my textbox. So I'll just do it this way, but still not sure why findcontrol doesn't work. Any ideas?

[gep13]

Hello,

The only thing that I can think is that the ID wasn't being found. From what I can see, it "should" have worked.

Glad to got it working though, can you remember to mark your thread as Resolved?

Thanks

Gary