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Grabbing a value for current row in ItemDataBound of Repeater

I get a null exception when trying to access a value for the current boundrow in my repeater. I'm probably just missing something here?

public void rptSearchStrings_DataBound(Object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
{

public void rptPartStrings_DataBound(Object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
{
DataRowView dv = e.Item.DataItem as DataRowView;
string partString = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem).Row["partstring"].ToString();

....

dv is null

....

dv is null

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Anurag Thakur

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dba123

ASKER

I'm still not finding the right way to access the current row and a specific value in the row's columns.

Faizan Sarwar

try that
if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem)
{

DataRowView dv = e.Item.DataItem as DataRowView;
string partString = ((DataRowView)e.Item.DataItem).Row["partstring"].ToString();

}

dba123

ASKER

sm394, I don't see how yours is different from what I just posted originally.

dba123

ASKER

I put that check in for item or alternating item, and it makes no difference

dba123

ASKER

figured it out. You can just case the e.Data.Item to the orignal object type and use that type directly

(Product)e.Item.DataItem

then

Product.PropertyName (or column name really)

Anurag Thakur

thats what my link suggested if you might have had a look deeply