setting radiobuttonlist value within a gridview using code behind - asp.net

Question

I am trying to set the selected value of a radiobuttonlist that is a template column within a gridview. I am having to do this using the code behind as the database field containing the data (Status) contains null values hence I cant used SelectedValue='<%# Bind("Status") %>' on the asp side.
It has been suggested that I use onRowDataBound to do this and use DataItem to retrieve the value from the datasource and used it to set the radiobuttonlist selected value but I'm not sure how to do this in vb code.
I've tried the following:
Protected Sub gv_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)
If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
Dim radioList = TryCast(e.Row.FindControl("rblActions"), RadioButtonList)
' this will be the object that you are binding to the grid
Dim myObject = TryCast(e.Row.DataItem, DataRowView)
Dim sStatus As String = Convert.ToString(myObject("Status"))
If sStatus <> Nothing Then
radioList.SelectedValue = sStatus
End If
End If
End Sub
but it hasnt work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Answer 1

Found my own solution as follows:
Sub gv_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)
If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
Dim rbl As RadioButtonList = CType(e.Row.FindControl("rblActions"), RadioButtonList)
Dim selected As String = e.Row.DataItem("Status").ToString
If Not IsNothing(selected) Then
rbl.SelectedValue = selected
End If
End If
End Sub