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re: Findcontrol on Gridview Boundfield?? Type Label?

In the row command event I've been able to pull the value of a cell as
follows when the cell was produced from from an itemtemplate as
follows:


Dim xxx As String = CType(row.FindControl("pointDate"), Label).Text

However, the above gives me error "Object reference not set to an
instance of an object."

I know I can get the value using

Dim xxx as String = row.Cells(1).Text

But I'd rather not have hard coded positions.

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> Dim xxx As String = CType(row.FindControl("pointDate"), Label).Text
> Dim xxx as String = row.Cells(1).Text

They're actually not the same thing...

The first line implies that there is a Label control inside the Cell, but
the second implies that there isn't...


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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

On Feb 14, 12:03*pm, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <m...@markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote:
> <wild...@noclient.net> wrote in message
>
> news:664fdc98-d217-46b6-9bb6-...
>
> > Dim xxx As String = CType(row.FindControl("pointDate"), Label).Text
> > Dim xxx as String = row.Cells(1).Text
>
> They're actually not the same thing...
>
> The first line implies that there is a Label control inside the Cell, but
> the second implies that there isn't...
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

True and no doubt the problem.

What does a Boundfield of a Gridview become so that I can do a
Findcontrol on it rather than specifying a cell number? I could sware
that code use to work. Perhaps in only works in a particular mode.

thanks.