how to search a control in an asp.net gridview and access it?

Question

I have a gridview as :

<asp:GridView ID="gvAppRejProfiles" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
                        <Columns>
                            <asp:TemplateField>
                                <HeaderTemplate>
                                    Resumes
                                </HeaderTemplate>
                                <ItemTemplate>
                                    <asp:LinkButton ID="lbtnResumes" runat="server"></asp:LinkButton>
                                </ItemTemplate>
                            </asp:TemplateField>
                        </Columns>
                    </asp:GridView>

i have a list of resume names (string format) that i want to add as the text of the linkbutton "lbtnResumes" for all the resume names that i have in a string array.

Pranay Rana · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-03T07:19:10.407

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make use of FindControl() mehod ....to search control

void gvAppRejProfiles_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{

    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        LinkButton bl = 
         (LinkButton)e.Row.FindControl("lbtnResumes");


    }
}

edited Jun 03 '11 at 07:19

answered Jun 03 '11 at 07:14

Pranay Rana

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i did this : LinkButton lbtnFound = (LinkButton)gvAppRejProfiles.FindControl("lbtnResumes"); but not working – NayeemKhan Jun 03 '11 at 07:15
you are wrong you need LinkButton lbtnFound = (LinkButton)gvAppRejProfiles.Rows[rowindex].FindControl("lbtnResumes"); – Pranay Rana Jun 03 '11 at 07:18
you need to find control in the row of the grid otherwise you will get nothing......hope you got my point – Pranay Rana Jun 03 '11 at 07:18
row of the grid is returning null, i have just checked the rowbound event, and its working – NayeemKhan Jun 03 '11 at 07:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '11 at 07:16

for (int count = 0; count < gvAppRejProfiles.Rows.Count; count++)
                {
                    LinkButton lbtnResumes = (LinkButton)gvAppRejProfiles.Rows[count].FindControl("lbtnResumes");
                    if (lbtnResumes.Text == "resume")
                    {
                        // Store and perform any operation
                    }
                }

how to search a control in an asp.net gridview and access it?

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