access inner formview controls

H

Howard

how do I access a textbox control inside a formview?
formview.textbox1.text == "hello world"; doesn't work
 
C

chris

You have to use find control.

((TextBox)formview.FindControl("textbox1")).Text = "Hello world";
 
H

Howard

I got this error
Unable to cast object of type
'System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl' to type
'System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox'.
 
R

Ray Booysen

Howard said:
I got this error
Unable to cast object of type
'System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl' to type
'System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox'.
Is textbox1 a Textbox you placed on the web form?
 

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