Problem with GridTemplateColumn

[mww]

I want to have a multi line text box in my grid, heres how Ive done it

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="TickerColumn" HeaderText="Ticker Text">

                        <ItemTemplate>
                            <%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"TickerContent")%>
                        </ItemTemplate>
                        <EditItemTemplate>
                            <telerik:RadTextBox ID="RadTextBoxTickerContent" runat="server" TextMode="MultiLine" MaxLength="500" Rows="5" Width="350px">
                            </telerik:RadTextBox>

                        </EditItemTemplate>
                    </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>

 
in the insert method I have this code

protected void RadGridTicker_InsertCommand(object source, Telerik.Web.UI.GridCommandEventArgs e)
        {


            Telerik.Web.UI.GridEditFormInsertItem insertedItem = (Telerik.Web.UI.GridEditFormInsertItem)e.Item;

            RadComboBox cbPage = (e.Item as GridEditableItem)["ddlDisplayPage"].Controls[0] as RadComboBox;
            Telerik.Web.UI.RadTextBox tbContent = (insertedItem.FindControl("RadTextBoxTickerContent") as Telerik.Web.UI.RadTextBox);



            string content = tbContent.Text;

            string res = tickermanager.Add(cbPage.SelectedValue, content);

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(res))
            {
                this.RadGridTicker.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("Unable to insert ticker. Reason: " + res));
                e.Canceled = true;
            }
        }

stepping through the code shows that an instance of the text box is created, but the text property is null  even though ive typed in several lines of text.  What am I doing wrong here ?

[Mira]

Hi Mark,

I am afraid I am unable to replicate the described by you issue. Please take a look at the attached project using your code which gets the value of the text box correct. Let me know what differs in your case.

Best wishes,
Mira
the Telerik team

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