Issue with embedded datagrid.

[ylockhead]

I have a couple of problems with a datagrid (dgDetail) that is embedded on
another detagrid(dgMaster). On dgDetail, I have a dropdown listbox
(ddlbDecision) that I am trying populate. I put code in
dgDetail_ItemDataBound to populate the listboxt but it's not working.

My first problem is that the event dgDetail_ItemDataBound doens't get fired
automatically when dgDetail.DataBind() is executed. To get around this, I
trigger the event using dgdAddTimeRep_ItemDataBound(sender, e). Shouldn't
this event work automatically?

My second problem is how to reference the listbox ddlbDecision on dgDetail.
I have tried referecing the control using the following code but it doens't
work.
Dim ddlbDecision As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList =
CType(e.Item.FindControl("ddlbDecision "),
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList)

How can I reference the control ddlbDecision on the embedded datagrid so I
can populate it??

Thanks for your help.

 

[Phillip Williams]

The detail grid databind would fire by default before the parent control
databind therefore it seemed to you that ItemDataBound for the detail was not
fired because there was no data yet for the datasource of the detail when its
datagrid_databind event was handled. To verify that this is the case place
an If statement within your dgDetail_ItemDataBound to check if
e.Item.dataItem is Nothing.

You can explicity execute the detail grid databind method after you have
retrieved the detail data during the ItemDataBound event handling in the
master grid.

The command you used to find the dropdownlist is correct. But if you
attempted to use it when your datagrid binding happened on an empty
datasource that might explain you could not find the dropdownlist.

For a demo of what I just wrote above you may review this sample:
http://www.societopia.net/samples/DataGrid_Hierarchy.aspx