not able to find usercontrol in edittemplate of datalist - asp.net

i have a webusercontrol in the edittemplate of the datalist. in the code behind, in the itemCommand, when i try to find it using findcontrol, i get null object.
what is it that i am doing wrong?
WebUserControl cntrl = (WebUserControl)e.Item.FindControl("myControl");
or i also tried the below, in the EditCommand event, because i have kept the usercontrol inside the EditTemplate of the DataList:
WebUserControl cntrl = (WebUserControl)DataList1.FindControl("myControl");

I think you're probably doing something like this :
protected void gridView_rowDataBound(Object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
WebUserControl cntrl = (WebUserControl)e.Item.FindControl("myControl");
}
Keep in mind that you'd be looking at every single row - including the header and footer rows.
I think you need this :
protected void gridView_rowDataBound(Object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow){
WebUserControl cntrl = (WebUserControl)e.Item.FindControl("myControl");
}
}

Actually never mind, i moved the control to the headertemplate and looking at its controls collection, i am able to find the control using FindControl. Not sure why its not finding if i place it in the edititemtemplate. but thanks guys appreciate your help.

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