[Solved] radtextbox findcontrol

[Eric Schuler]

I am using radtextbox on a form with no radgrid.  I am trying to find the control using the findcontrol method but I have not been successful.   The code is very simple:

<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">

<telerik:RadFormDecorator ID="RadFormDecorator1" Runat="server"
 Skin="WebBlue" />

<div  class="tablediv">
<div class="rowdiv">

<div  class="celldivleft">First Name:</div>
<div  class="celldivright">
    <asp:TextBox ID="FirstNameBox" runat="server"></asp:TextBox></div>
</div>

<div class="rowdiv">

<div  class="celldivleft">Last Name:</div>
<div  class="celldivright">
    <asp:TextBox ID="LastNameBox" runat="server"></asp:TextBox></div>
 </div>

<div class="rowdiv">
<div  class="celldivleft">Last Name:</div>
<div  class="celldivright"><telerik:RadTextBox ID="RadTextBox1" runat="server">
    </telerik:RadTextBox></div>

</div>


    <div class="rowdiv">

        <div  class="celldivleft">

        </div>

        <div  class="celldivright">

            <asp:Button ID="SubmitButton" runat="server" Text="Submit"
        onclick="SubmitButton_Click" />
        </div>
    </div>

</div>


</asp:Content>

And the code behind to find the control:

protected void Page_InitComplete(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
          RadTextBox rtb = (this.Page.FindControl("RadTextBox1") as RadTextBox);

    }

No matter what I do rtp comes up null...cannot find control.   I am new to Telerik so it is probably something stupid but can you help?

Thanks,

Eric

[Tsvetoslav]

Hi Eric,

Why not reference the controls by its ID directly instead of triggering a search for it? You can just write:

RadTextBox1.Text = "some value";

for example.

Hope it helps.

Regards,
Tsvetoslav
the Telerik team

[Eric Schuler]

Thanks for the suggestion.  That definitely works :-)   I am relatively new to the controls...but if I look at all of the examples for this control they all seem to involve using that findcontrol method in one form or another.   Perhaps that method is just intended for more complex uses, such as when a radgrid is used in conjunction with....   In any event thanks very much for the response.   Someone in support was kind enough to supply me with a test program that I will check out as well.   Eric.