Using labels in the HeaderTemplate of a datagrid or datalist

[ree32]

when I try to access this label to place a text in it in the code. I
get this error -
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.


I assume this because the label is within the datalist I can't get a
control of it.

Is there anyway around this?

 

[Michael Tkachev]

Why do you want to use a lable in the header?

 

[ree32]

I need to use a label as the Text dynamically changes. As this
datagrid/list is in a usercountrol. Different headings will be fed
into the user control.

 

[Michael Tkachev]

You can use the following code:

datagrid.Columns[0].HeaderText = "bla-bla";

 

[ree32]

You can use the following code:

datagrid.Columns[0].HeaderText = "bla-bla";

You have it wrong this is not the header of the column but the header
of the whole datagrid/datalist.

 

[Gary K]

Then why is the text in a headertemplate? Anyways, to change any control in a
template column you need to use the FindControls method. For events you can
get away with something like, e.Item.FindControl("ctrlid"). It returns a
general object so you will need to typecast it. Outside events I'd use
grid.Rows.FindControl("ctrlid").

You can use the following code:

datagrid.Columns[0].HeaderText = "bla-bla";

You have it wrong this is not the header of the column but the header
of the whole datagrid/datalist.