Selecting item from a Place Holder Error

[stephen]

Hi,

I have a place holder and I have a checkboxlist in it?
why do i get a "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to
an instance of an object." error why I try to get the selected value from
it?

Thanks,
Stephen

here is what I am doing?


Dim chkBoxList As CheckBoxList

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
ShowCheckBoxes()
btn_Select.Text = "Display Selected"

End If
End Sub

Private Sub ShowCheckBoxes()
Dim tString As String = "12px"
chkBoxList = New CheckBoxList
chkBoxList.Items.Add(New ListItem("Is Enabled", "IsEnabled"))
chkBoxList.Items.Add(New ListItem("Is Active", "IsActive"))
chkBoxList.RepeatColumns = 2
chkBoxList.RepeatDirection = RepeatDirection.Horizontal
chkBoxList.Font.Size = FontUnit.Parse(tString)
phCheckButtons.Controls.Add(chkBoxList)

End Sub


Private Sub btn_Select_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles btn_Select.Click
If chkBoxList.SelectedItem.Text = "Is Enabled" Then
Response.Write("<script language='javascript'> { alert('Check Box
Selected.') }</script>")

End If

End Sub

 

[Guest]

Are you making sure that at least one item is checked? If there is no item
checked then the SelectedItem is null and you will have to check for that
being null as well.

 

[Guest]

Stephen,
anytime you add a control dynamically to an ASP.NET page, if there is a
postback, you must recreate and add the control again, it doesn't
automatically "persist" across page reloads.
Peter

 

[stephen]

Hi Peter and Jeremy,

Thanks for you replies
Actually I did try that option and it did fail,
in my code sample below:
In the click event again i call the "ShowCheckBoxes()" again
but it still gives me the same error

Thanks,
Stephen

 

[Guest]

Move the "ShowCheckBoxes" method call outside of the "If Not IsPostback" block.
What's happening is when you click the button, that is a postback, and since
your ShowCheckboxes call is inside this block, it never recreats the
controls. Sorry, I thought that was clearer than it apparently is.
Peter

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[stephen]

Thanks Peter,

It worked.....

Stephen

Move the "ShowCheckBoxes" method call outside of the "If Not IsPostback"
block.
What's happening is when you click the button, that is a postback, and
since
your ShowCheckboxes call is inside this block, it never recreats the
controls. Sorry, I thought that was clearer than it apparently is.
Peter

--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com