[Solved] Help: Accessing a control within a template

[ADe]

I have a RadCombo within a GridTemplateColumn. How do I reference the combo from code?

Here's the aspx, (it's the bit in pink i'm after),

<telerik:RadGrid ID="radGridUsers" runat="server" AllowPaging="True" Skin="Telerik" GridLines="None" OnEditCommand="radGridUsers_EditCommand" AllowSorting="True" AutoGenerateColumns="False" OnItemCreated="radGridUsers_ItemCreated">

    <pagerstyle nextpagetext="Next" prevpagetext="Prev" mode="NextPrevAndNumeric"></pagerstyle>
    <mastertableview commanditemdisplay="Top" datakeynames="userName">
        <Columns>
            <telerik:GridButtonColumn CommandArgument="Select {0}" UniqueName="column" Text="Select" CommandName="Select" DataTextFormatString="Select {0}"></telerik:GridButtonColumn>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="userName" UniqueName="userName" HeaderText="User Name"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="surName" UniqueName="surName" HeaderText="Last Name"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="foreName" UniqueName="foreName" HeaderText="First Name"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="dateOfBirth" UniqueName="dateOfBirth" HeaderText="Date of Birth"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="templateName" UniqueName="templateName" HeaderText="Role"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
            <telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField="currentStatus" UniqueName="currentStatus" HeaderText="Status"></telerik:GridBoundColumn>
            <telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="TemplateColumn" HeaderText="Action">
                    <ItemTemplate>
                      <telerik:RadComboBox ID="radComboActions" runat="server">
                        <Items>
                          <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="-- Action Menu --" />
                          <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Edit" />
                          <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Enable/Disable" />
                          <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="Reset Password" />
                        </Items>
                      </telerik:RadComboBox>
                    </ItemTemplate>
            </telerik:GridTemplateColumn>
        </Columns>

        <ExpandCollapseColumn>
        <HeaderStyle Width="20px"></HeaderStyle>
        </ExpandCollapseColumn>

        <RowIndicatorColumn>
        <HeaderStyle Width="20px"></HeaderStyle>
        </RowIndicatorColumn>
    </mastertableview>

    <filtermenu enabletheming="True">
    <CollapseAnimation Type="OutQuint" Duration="200"></CollapseAnimation>
    </filtermenu>
</telerik:RadGrid>

[Daniel]

Hello ADe,

Try this approach:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemCreated(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
    GridDataItem item = e.Item as GridDataItem;
    if (item != null)
    {
        RadComboBox radComboBox = item["TemplateColumn"].FindControl("RadComboBox1") as RadComboBox;
        if (radComboBox != null)
        {
            //do something
        }
    }
}

Kind regards,
Daniel
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[ADe]

That worked perfectly. Thankyou very much.