access drop down list on details view

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Ive been trying to find a way to access a drop down list value that is within the item template in a details view. This drop down list is conected to a database and i want to recover the value that is loaded when the page loads.

So can anyone help me with some clues on how to go about this??

Posted 5-Jul-09 20:19pm

sacwchiri

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Ibrahim Bello · Answer 1 · 2009-07-05T23:32:00

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Do this:

DropDownList ddl = (DropDownList)dtv.Rows[index].FindControl("ddlTemplate");

ddl gets the reference to the dropdown in the item template, i.e ddlTemplate.

Let me know how it goes.

Posted 5-Jul-09 23:32pm

Ibrahim Bello