[Solved] How to refrence items in EditForm Template

[bradley baker]

Trying to update a label in a editform template when the value of a drop down box is changed.  However it keeps telling me the labels isnt defined because its in the editform template, if I move it out of the template it works just fine.

[Daniel]

Hello Bradley,

Please examine the following topic:
Accessing cells and rows

if(e.Item.IsInEditMode)
{
   Label myLabel = e.Item.FindControl("Label1") as Label;
}

Regards,
Daniel
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[bradley baker]

This is what I did, it will build and run but the label doesnt change.

Protected Sub RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal o As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBoxSelectedIndexChangedEventArgs)
        Dim ClosedLab As Label = ProcReqGrid.FindControl("ClosedTimeLab")
        If e.Value = "1" Then
            ClosedLab.Text = "Test"

        End If
    End Sub

[Princy]

Hi

Try the code snippet below to access the controls in the edit form template on selected index changed of the RadCombobox in the same form. You need to access the Naming Container of the RadCombobox  which is the GridEditableItem

VB

 Private Sub RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal  sender As Object, ByVal e As  System.EventArgs)

        'first reference the edited grid item through the NamingContainer attribute
        Dim editedItem As GridEditableItem = CType(CType(sender,RadComboBox).NamingContainer,GridEditableItem)

        Dim ClosedLab As Label = CType(editedItem.FindControl("ClosedTimeLab"),Label )

End Sub

Thanks,
Princy

[bradley baker]

Im not understanding, well I do for the most part but its not working.

If I change it go a Private then the following doesnt work because it not supported.  Though if I change it back to Protected it will compile again.

                        <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox1" Runat="server"
                            SelectedValue='<%# Bind("procreq_status") %>' DataSourceID="StatusSQL"
                            DataTextField="mfgstatus_name" DataValueField="mfgstatus_id"
                            onselectedindexchanged="RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged">
                        </telerik:RadComboBox>

What I am trying to do is when the drop down changes from Open to Working on the label and hidden input field are updated to the current time.  Or if it changes to Closed then the closed label/hidden input field are updated to the current time.

There is no value property for editedItem.

editedItem.Value = 1

[bradley baker]

Anyone have ideas?