I am wondering if FindControl on the NodeDataBound is an upcoming feature? Or is it has been replaced with something else that I am missing? I expected to be able to do e.Node.FindControl to find a control in my ItemTemplate but have not been able to do so yet. A simple reasoning behind the need for this could be tied to the Soccer/Football example. Say you wanted an image in the ItemTemplate of a Star that was only visible if the player was a team captain or something along that line.