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Good Morning All,
How can i get a handle on this drop down list?
public void myDropDown_OnDataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList myDropDown = (DropDownList)sender;
Debug.Write(myDropDown.SelectedItem.Value);
}

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


Any ideas?

Thanks,
Chris

Apparently no item is selected, thus raising the NullRefernceException.

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Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
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"Chris Kettenbach" <> wrote in message
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> Good Morning All,
> How can i get a handle on this drop down list?
> public void myDropDown_OnDataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> DropDownList myDropDown = (DropDownList)sender;
> Debug.Write(myDropDown.SelectedItem.Value);
> }
>
> gives me an Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object
> reference not set to an instance of an object.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
>

Likely myDropDown.SelectedItem is null?

"Chris Kettenbach" <> wrote in message
news:0oadnX_31aH6T87eRVn-...
Good Morning All,
How can i get a handle on this drop down list?
public void myDropDown_OnDataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList myDropDown = (DropDownList)sender;
Debug.Write(myDropDown.SelectedItem.Value);
}

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


Any ideas?

Thanks,
Chris

it could be that the SelectedItem object is what raising the null exception..
DropDownList myDropDown = (DropDownList)sender; should be working..

by the way,

"Chris Kettenbach" wrote:

> Good Morning All,
> How can i get a handle on this drop down list?
> public void myDropDown_OnDataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> DropDownList myDropDown = (DropDownList)sender;
> Debug.Write(myDropDown.SelectedItem.Value);
> }
>
> gives me an Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object
> reference not set to an instance of an object.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
>
>