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hide a textbox in a gridview template depending on the value in another textbox

I have a asp.net gridview (vb) and when i click the edit button i would like one of the textboxes to have its visibility depend upon the value of another textbox

prairiedog

Use GridView's RowDataBound event handler:
Dim txt1 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("TextBox1"), TextBox)
Dim txt2 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("TextBox2"), TextBox)
If (txt1.Text = "HideTextBox2") Then
txt2.Visible = False
Else
txt2.Visible = True
End If

Mick_Buckley

ASKER

Hi, when i run your code i get the following error message
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
and the following line is highlighted
If (txt1.Text = "No Comments Yet!") Then

here is the code
Dim txt1 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtEditPlanningManComments"), TextBox)
Dim txt2 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtEditCompetencyDescription"), TextBox)
If (txt1.Text = "No Comments Yet!!") Then
txt2.Visible = False
Else
txt2.Visible = True
End If

The textboxes in question are in the edititem template of my grid view
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtEditCompetencyDescription" CssClass="inputtext2" TextMode="MultiLine" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderColor="Silver" BorderWidth="1px" Width="99%" Height="200px" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("CompetencyDescription") %>'></asp:TextBox>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtEditPlanningManComments" CssClass="inputtext2" TextMode="MultiLine" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderColor="Silver" BorderWidth="1px" Width="99%" Height="200px" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ManagersComments") %>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>

prairiedog

In RowDataBound event handler, you will need to check if a row is a DataRow before you can use e.Row.FindControl.

If (e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow) Then
Dim txt1 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtEditPlanningManComments"), TextBox)
Dim txt2 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtEditCompetencyDescription"), TextBox)
If (txt1.Text = "No Comments Yet!!") Then
txt2.Visible = False
Else
txt2.Visible = True
End If
End If

Mick_Buckley

ASKER

Hi prairiedog,
I get exactly the same error on the same line using you revised code.

This happens when the page loads, before i click the edit button.

Thanks for your help so far

prairiedog

Can you post your code now?

Mick_Buckley

ASKER

Hi, sorry about that.

here is the code
Protected Sub PlanningGridView_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewRowEventArgs) Handles PlanningGridView.RowDataBound

If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then

Dim txt1 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtEditPlanningManComments"), TextBox)
Dim txt2 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtEditCompetencyDescription"), TextBox)
If (txt1.Text = "No Comments Yet!!") Then
txt2.Visible= False
Else
txt2.Visible= True
End If
End If
End Sub

The edit template code is as in the previous code, I've not changed it.

Thanks again
Mick

Mick_Buckley

ASKER

Hi, i have just created a little project with the relevant items, i'll attach the code

Mick

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="_Default" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:PerformanceManagementConnectionString %>"
            SelectCommand="SELECT [id], [objectivedescription], [managercomments] FROM [objectives]"></asp:SqlDataSource>
    
    </div>
        <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="id"
            DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
            <Columns>
                <asp:CommandField ShowEditButton="True" />
                <asp:CommandField ShowDeleteButton="True" />
                <asp:BoundField DataField="id" HeaderText="id" InsertVisible="False" ReadOnly="True"
                    SortExpression="id" Visible="False" />
                <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="objectivedescription" SortExpression="objectivedescription">
                    <EditItemTemplate>
                        <asp:TextBox ID="txtobjectivesdescription" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("objectivedescription") %>'></asp:TextBox>
                    </EditItemTemplate>
                    <ItemTemplate>
                        <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("objectivedescription") %>'></asp:Label>
                    </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:TemplateField>
                <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="managercomments" SortExpression="managercomments">
                    <EditItemTemplate>
                        <asp:TextBox ID="txtmanagercomments" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("managercomments") %>'></asp:TextBox>
                    </EditItemTemplate>
                    <ItemTemplate>
                        <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("managercomments") %>'></asp:Label>
                    </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:TemplateField>
            </Columns>
        </asp:GridView>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
 
Partial Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
 
    Protected Sub GridView1_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewRowEventArgs) Handles GridView1.RowDataBound
        If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
 
            Dim txt1 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtmanagercomments"), TextBox)
            Dim txt2 As TextBox = CType(e.Row.FindControl("txtobjectivesdescription"), TextBox)
            If (txt1.Text = "There are no comments") Then
                txt2.Visible = False
            Else
                txt2.Visible = True
            End If
        End If
    End Sub
 
End Class

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Mick_Buckley

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Thanks very much for that, it now works fine.
Thanks again
Mick