ASP.NET - Finding Label Control in a GridView - asp.net

Question

I'm having a problem trying to find a label control that is inside a GridView.
Please see my codes below:
<asp:GridView ID="MyGridView" runat="server">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Date">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="txtDate" MaxLength="10" Width="70" />
<asp:ImageButton ID="imgScoreDate" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/images/calendar.gif" />
<ajaxtoolkit:CalendarExtender ID="txtDate_CalendarExtender" runat="server" Enabled="True" Format="MM/dd/yyyy" TargetControlID="txtDate" PopupButtonID="imgDate" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblName" runat="server"/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
And here is my .cs file:
protected void LoadGridView()
{
//Do something else
foreach (GridViewRow row in MyGridView.Rows)
{
//Tried A
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label lblName = row.FindControl("lblName") as System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label;
lblName.Text = "Name";
//Tried B
((System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label)row.FindControl("lblName")).Text = "Name";
}
}
I debug this code and it seems to work fine because my breakpoint is being hit each time the debugger runs. It even loops through my foreach block the same count as to how many rows my GridView has.
But I don't understand why my lblName control doesn't get the "Name" text as a value? Am I missing anything here? I tried both //Tried A and //Tried B methods but they both doesn't update my label's text.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks! Cheers!

Answer 1

You want to call LoadGridView inside PreRender. Basically, you want to call it after GridView is bound with data.
protected void Page_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LoadGridView();
}
Look at PreRender event of ASP.NET Page Life Cycle.

Answer 2

On your gridview add:
<asp:GridView OnRowDataBound="MyGridView_RowDataBound" ... />
Then define MyGridView_RowDataBound:
void CustomersGridView_RowDataBound(Object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
Label l = (Label) e.Row.FindControl("lblName");
}
What I think is happening is the control is not recreated server side in its current spot.

Answer 3

try this
on .aspx page
<asp:GridView ID="MyGridView" runat="server"
onrowdatabound="MyGridView_RowDataBound" .../>
code behind ::
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{
LoadGridView();
}
}
void LoadGridView()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
// dt= call ur database method to get data
MyGridView.DataSource = dt;
MyGridView.DataBind();
}
protected void MyGridView_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
Label lbl_Name = (Label)e.Row.FindControl("lblName");
lbl_Name.Text = "Name";
}
}
cheers!