Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[Jim in Arizona]

I get the error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

With this code:

Dim test3 As New TextBox
test3 = CType(e.Item.FindControl("name"), TextBox)
Dim name As String = test3.Text

The specific line is:

Dim name As String = test3.Text

So, what do I need to do to fix that?

Thanks.

 

[Norman Yuan]

Because e.Item.FindControl() does not find a control named as "name", hence
next line of code gives you that error.

You need to figure out why there is no TextBox, called "name" found.

 

[Jim in Arizona]

Yep. That's it. Thanks. Now I have another question to post regarding
this whole mess, which I bet no one will have an answer for.

Thanks Norman.