Accessing a drop down in a form view from a user control

[Larry Bud]

Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

From the user control, I need access to the drop down value. I can get

to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

 

[Mark Rae]

Main page has a FormView, and within that, is a drop down.

A user control is on the page

to it like this

Dim cc As FormView, dd As DropDownList

cc = Parent.FindControl("FormView1")
dd = cc.FindControl("currency_code")

exchange_rate.Text = dd.SelectedValue

Is there a more direct route?

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

?

 

[Larry Bud]

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

Yes, I have. Compilation error, "currency_code not declared."

 

[Larry Bud]

Have you tried

exchange_rate.Text = currency_code.SelectedValue

Yes, I have. Compilation error, "currency_code not declared."

 

[Mark Rae]

Yes, I have. Compilation error, "currency_code not declared."

OK then - have you tried prefixing currency_code.SelectedValue with the id
of the custom control...?