[Solved] FindControl in FormTemplate external of grid events

[Reuven]

I am trying to access controls within the formtemple on an "external event" (happens to be a datasource_inserting, but can be anything).

All I have read so far have been on itembound/itemcreated or when a control within the grid raises the event.

Any suggestions?

[Princy]

Hi Reuven,

Try the following code snippet in order to access the controls placed in FormTemplate.

ASPX:

<EditFormSettings EditFormType="Template">
    <FormTemplate>
        <formtemplate>
                . . .
              <asp:DropDownList ID="Ship" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource2" runat="server" DataValueField ="ShipName" DataTextField ="ShipName"/> <br/><br />
              <asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat ="server" Text ="Submit" />
              <asp:Button ID="btnCancel" runat ="server" Text ="Cancel" />
        </formtemplate>
    </FormTemplate>
</EditFormSettings>

C#:

protected void Button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    foreach(GridEditFormItem item in RadGrid1.MasterTableView.GetItems(GridItemType.EditFormItem))
    {
        if (item.IsInEditMode)
        {
            DropDownList dropDown = (DropDownList)item.FindControl("Ship"); // Access the dropdownliast placed in form template
            dropDown.SelectedIndex = 3;
        }
    }
}

-Princy.

[Reuven]

Perfect! Thank you so much.

I like keeping the code clean, using automatic updates, and just injecting the datasource parameters into the inserting/updating events. Your code was what I was missing.