How do I Declare a text box

[Mo]

Hi,

I am trying to grab the text value of a text box in a formview. I know
how to do it the long way using findcontrol but I have a few textboxes
in the control and I am looking for a one liner to grab this value. I
am looking for something like this code:

string[] MyArray = new string[10];
MyArray[0] = (TextBox)FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox").Text;

But obviously this is not the right format to declare it! Any body have
an idea how to declare this value?

Thanks,
Mo

 

[DeveloperX]

Ok Google just moved their beta to live and it isn't working in Opera,
so as I'm typing blind, bear with me

I think

MyArray[0] =(TextBox)(FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")).Text;

should work, you need to cast the entire expression that refers to the
textbox.

 

[Mark Rae]

MyArray[0] =(TextBox)(FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")).Text;

Haven't you missed a bracket off...?

MyArray[0] = ((TextBox)(FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")).Text;

 

[DeveloperX]

Yep, sorry I was having browser issues (and probably morning brain
issues)

I meant:

MyArray[0] = ((TextBox)FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")).Text;

So FindControl refers to a method on FormView6 that returns a Control
but the reason it went wrong is because .Text refers to a property on a
TextBox. By enclosing the cast and the function in brackets we force
the order of evaluation.

This would also work

TextBox t = (TextBox)FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")
MyArray[0] = t.Text;

MyArray[0] =(TextBox)(FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")).Text;Haven't you missed a bracket off...?

MyArray[0] = ((TextBox)(FormView6.FindControl("FirstTextBox")).Text;