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Get Value From Dynamic Text Box ASP.NET

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I am wondering how I can get the value from an asp.net textbox that is dynamically created inside an asp:datalist.
I would like to then insert these values back into the database.

Let say we have the following output on the web page. (Each Question is a asp:textbox)
Question 1
    Answer 1
    Answer 2
Update Button

Question 2
    Answer 1
    Answer 2
Update Button

Question 3
    Answer 1
    Answer 2
Update Button

For example I would like to get the value from Question 2 and then parse the value to my database insert method.
How can this be done as the text boxes are generate dynamically in the data list?

I have written the following
<asp:DataList runat="server" id="dgQuestionnaire" DataKeyField="QuestionID" CssClass="confirm">
                    <ItemTemplate>
                        <h3>Question <asp:Label ID="lblOrder" runat="server" Text='<%# Container.ItemIndex  + 1 %>'></asp:Label></h3>
                        <asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="QuestionName" Text='<%# Eval("QuestionText") %>' CssClass="form"></asp:TextBox>
                        <asp:DataList ID="nestedDataList" runat="server">
                            <ItemTemplate> 
                                 <asp:TextBox ID="AnswerBox" runat="server" CssClass="form" Text='<%# Eval("AnswerTitle") %>' Width="300px"></asp:TextBox>
                            </ItemTemplate>
                        </asp:DataList>
                        <asp:Button runat="server" ID="updateName" CssClass="button_update" style="border: 0px;" onClick="UpdateQuestionName_Click" />    
                    </ItemTemplate> 
                </asp:DataList>

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Here is the code behind
protected void UpdateQuestionName_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            int QuestionnaireId = (int)Session["qID"];
            GetData = new OsqarSQL();
            // Update question name
            GetData.InsertQuestions(QuestionName.Text, QuestionnaireId);

        } // End NewQNRButton_Click

        public void BindParentDataList(int QuestionnaireID)
        {
            _productConn = new SqlConnection();
            _productConnectionString += "data source=mssql.myurl.com; Initial Catalog=database_2;User ID=userid;Password=aba123";
            _productConn.ConnectionString = _productConnectionString;
            SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand("GetQuestion", _productConn);
            myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@QUEST_ID", SqlDbType.Int));
            myCommand.Parameters[0].Value = QuestionnaireID;
            // check the connection state and open it accordingly.
            _productConn.Open();
            // Sql datareader object to read the stream of rows from SQL Server Database
            SqlDataReader myDataReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader();
            // Pass the Sql DataReader object to the DataSource property
            // of DataList control to render the list of items.
            dgQuestionnaire.DataSource = myDataReader;
            dgQuestionnaire.DataBind();
            // close the Sql DataReader object
            myDataReader.Close();
            // check the connection state and close it accordingly.
            if (_productConn.State == ConnectionState.Open)
                _productConn.Close();
            // foreach loop over each item of DataList control
            foreach (DataListItem Item in dgQuestionnaire.Items)
            {
                BindNestedDataList(Item.ItemIndex);
            }
        }

        public void BindNestedDataList(int ItemIndex)
        {
            int QuestionID = Convert.ToInt32(dgQuestionnaire.DataKeys[ItemIndex]);
            SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand("GetAnswer", _productConn);
            myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            myCommand.Parameters.Add("@QUESTION_ID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = QuestionID;
            // check the connection state and open it accordingly.
            if (_productConn.State == ConnectionState.Closed)
                _productConn.Open();
            // Sql datareader object to read the stream of rows from SQL Server Database
            SqlDataReader myDataReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader();
            // findControl function to get the nested datalist control
            DataList nestedDataList = (DataList)dgQuestionnaire.Items[ItemIndex].FindControl("nestedDataList");
            nestedDataList.DataSource = myDataReader;
            nestedDataList.DataBind();
            // close the Sql DataReader object
            myDataReader.Close();
            // check the connection state and close it accordingly.
            if (_productConn.State == ConnectionState.Open)
                _productConn.Close();
        }

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How can I get the value of a textbox when its corresponding button "updateName" is pressed?

Thanks
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Daniel Van Der Werken
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You have to do a FindControl and cast the object.  Here is an example but for a checkbox (same idea):
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/206415/ASP-NET-Get-selected-checkbox-value-in-DataList
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