can't get control using FindControl in GridView

Question

I can't find the dropdown list on row updating: DropDown list is in EditTemplate

protected void GridView1_RowUpdating(object sender, GridViewUpdateEventArgs e)
{
    SqlDataSource2.UpdateParameters.Clear();

    string op = "1";
    try
    {
        DropDownList ddl = GridView1.FindControl("ddlprioridade") as DropDownList;
        op = ddl.SelectedValue.ToString();
    }
    catch { }
    ....
}

This ddl is allways null and i can't solve this!

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14584175/how-to-find-control-in-edit-item-template — Joce Pedno, Dec 10 '14 at 18:48
A couple of nit picks: 1) A `try` with an empty `catch` should only be used for debugging code. It should never make it to production; 2) The `SelectedValue` property of a DropDownList object is already a string. No need to call `ToString()` here. Also I agree with @Severiano about this not being a duplicate question. — Greg Burghardt, Dec 10 '14 at 19:00

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '14 at 18:51

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Have you tried this:

var dropDown  = GridView1.Rows[GridView1.EditIndex].FindControl("ddlprioridade") as DropDownList;

answered Dec 10 '14 at 18:51

Joce Pedno

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can't get control using FindControl in GridView

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