Raise RadButton Click Event in C#

[Robert]

I'm working with the RadButton, encapsulated within an asp:Login container;

An application scenario includes the requirement of programmatically accessing textbox variables, and the RadButton;

All is OK, until the C# code attempts to process the button click event, programmatically;

Object reference not set to an instance of an object results on the line of: ((IPostBackEventHandler)submitButton).RaisePostBackEvent(null);

Any insight is appreciated;  Best regards - Rob

<asp:Login ID="LoginUser" runat="server" EnableViewState="false" RenderOuterTable="false">
        <LayoutTemplate>
            <span class="failureNotification">
                <asp:Literal ID="FailureText" runat="server"></asp:Literal>
            </span>
            <asp:ValidationSummary ID="LoginUserValidationSummary" runat="server" CssClass="failureNotification"
                 ValidationGroup="LoginUserValidationGroup"/>
            <div class="accountInfo">
                <fieldset class="login" style="border-style: none; border-color: Transparent">
                  <%--  <legend>Account Information</legend>--%>
                    <p>
                        <asp:Label ID="UserNameLabel" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="UserName">Username:</asp:Label>
                        <asp:TextBox ID="UserName" runat="server" CssClass="textEntry" Width="160px" AutoPostBack="true"
                            ontextchanged="UserName_TextChanged"></asp:TextBox>
                        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="UserNameRequired" runat="server" ControlToValidate="UserName"
                             CssClass="failureNotification" ErrorMessage="User Name is required." ToolTip="User Name is required."
                             ValidationGroup="LoginUserValidationGroup">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                    </p>
                    <p>
                        <asp:Label ID="PasswordLabel" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="Password">Password:</asp:Label>
                        <asp:TextBox ID="Password" runat="server" CssClass="passwordEntry"
                            Width="160px"></asp:TextBox>
                        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="PasswordRequired" runat="server" ControlToValidate="Password"
                             CssClass="failureNotification" ErrorMessage="Password is required." ToolTip="Password is required."
                             ValidationGroup="LoginUserValidationGroup">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                    </p>
                    <p>

                    </p>
                </fieldset>
                <p class="submitButton">

                     <telerik:RadButton ID="rbLogin" runat="server" CommandName="Login"
                         Text="Log In" ValidationGroup="LoginUserValidationGroup"
                         Font-Names="Microsoft Sans Serif" Skin="Black">
                    </telerik:RadButton>

                       <telerik:RadButton ID="rbForgotPassword" runat="server"
                         Text="Forgot Password" ValidationGroup="LoginUserValidationGroup"
                         Font-Names="Microsoft Sans Serif" Skin="Black"
                         onclick="rbForgotPassword_Click">
                    </telerik:RadButton>

                </p>
            </div>
        </LayoutTemplate>
    </asp:Login>

string

 

 

obtainUsername = Request.QueryString["Username"];

 

 

 

string obtainPassword = Request.QueryString["Password"];

 

var userNameTextBox = LoginUser.FindControl("UserName") as TextBox;

var passwordTextBox = LoginUser.FindControl("Password") as TextBox;

userNameTextBox.Text = obtainUsername;

passwordTextBox.Text = obtainPassword;

var submitButton = LoginUser.FindControl("rbButton") as RadButton;

  

((IPostBackEventHandler)submitButton).RaisePostBackEvent(null);

[Slav]

Hello Robert,

The object reference exception is thrown because the RadButton cannot be located in the ASP Layout control. Note that you have set the ID property of the button control with value rbLogin, but on the server-side the RadButton is searched with the string rbButton. Please change it to rbLogin in order to resolve the issue at hand. In the code sample below you can check the correct setup:

Page:

<telerik:RadButton ID="rbLogin" runat="server" CommandName="Login"
     Text="Log In" ValidationGroup="LoginUserValidationGroup"
     Font-Names="Microsoft Sans Serif" Skin="Black">
</telerik:RadButton>

Code-behind:

protected void UserName_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string obtainUsername = Request.QueryString["Username"];
    string obtainPassword = Request.QueryString["Password"];
    var userNameTextBox = LoginUser.FindControl("UserName") as TextBox;
    var passwordTextBox = LoginUser.FindControl("Password") as TextBox;

    userNameTextBox.Text = obtainUsername;

    passwordTextBox.Text = obtainPassword;

    var submitButton = LoginUser.FindControl("rbLogin") as RadButton;

    ((IPostBackEventHandler)submitButton).RaisePostBackEvent(null);

}

All the best,
Slav
the Telerik team