User Control Error : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[gishani ratnayake via .NET 247]

I am trying to get the selected value of a drop down list which is a user control. Can someone please tell me where I am going wrong in this code??

The error message is:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
get
Line 20: {
Line 21: return ucFoodCategory.Items[ucFoodCategory.SelectedIndex].Text;
Line 22: }



Here's my code
foodCategory.ascx

<SELECT id="ctlFoodCat" style="WIDTH: 160px" name="Category">
<OPTION value="" selected>Any</OPTION>
<OPTION value="Appetizers">Appetizers</OPTION>
<OPTION value="Beverages">Beverages</OPTION>
<OPTION value="Breads">Breads</OPTION>
<OPTION value="Condiments & Dips">Condiments & Dips</OPTION>
</SELECT>




using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

public class foodCategory : System.Web.UI.UserControl
{

protected System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlSelect ucFoodCategory;

public string SelectedText


{
get
{
return ucFoodCategory.Items [ucFoodCategory.SelectedIndex].Text;
}
}

}


.aspx code

<uc1:foodcategory id="ddlFoodCategory" runat="server"></uc1:foodcategory>

protected recipes.foodCategory ddlFoodCategory;


private void btnInsert_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
lblfoodCategory.Text = ddlFoodCategory.SelectedText;
}

What am I missing ???

Thanks again.

 

[imsinc]

Your message says Selected Value and your code is trying to pull the
Selected Text. Try this:

For Text:
ucFoodCategory.SelectedItem.Text;

For Value:
ucFoodCategory.SelectedValue;


Jason Bentley
http://geekswithblogs.net/jbentley