Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Hello all, can someone please be my second pair of eyes! I'm getting the
above error at line: for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1; i++).
My code's below: (dlstScope is a nested dlstScope in a repeater). Thanks all
.
private void butSave_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
DataList dlstScope = (DataList)myRepeater.FindControl("dlstScope");
for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1; i++)
{
string Answer =
((DropDownList)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("txtAnswer")).SelectedValue;
string WorksheetQuestionID =
((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetQuestionID")).Text;
string WorksheetID =
((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetID")).Text;
Action(WorksheetQuestionID, Convert.ToInt32(WorksheetID),
Convert.ToInt32(Answer));
}
}Jon,
Seems pretty straightforward with the information you've provided.
dlstScope is null, which means myRepeater.FindControl("dlstScope") didn't
return a value.
As you say, dlstScope is nested within the repeater, presumably the
ItemTemplate. If this is so, dlstScope isn't a child of myRepeater and thus
won't be found (as you are seeing). Instead, dlstScope is a child of an
Item of myRepeater..such as myRepeater.Items[0].FindControl("dlstScope")
What I can't tell you is which Item you want...you might want to loop
through all of them (in which case you'll have multiple dlstScope) or you
might want a particular one..but from the provided code I can't say which or
how to do it.
Hope this helps,
karl
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/
"Jon" <Jon@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C959676E-037C-446E-94B7-90F48431D802@.microsoft.com...
> Hello all, can someone please be my second pair of eyes! I'm getting the
> above error at line: for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1; i++).
> My code's below: (dlstScope is a nested dlstScope in a repeater). Thanks
all.
> private void butSave_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
> DataList dlstScope = (DataList)myRepeater.FindControl("dlstScope");
> for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1; i++)
> {
> string Answer =
> ((DropDownList)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("txtAnswer")).SelectedValue;
> string WorksheetQuestionID =
> ((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetQuestionID")).Text;
> string WorksheetID =
> ((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetID")).Text;
> Action(WorksheetQuestionID, Convert.ToInt32(WorksheetID),
> Convert.ToInt32(Answer));
> }
> }
>
>
Hello Jon,
Clearly the problem is that dlstScope is null. Make sure that you've set
the id properly in the repeater template.
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

> Hello all, can someone please be my second pair of eyes! I'm getting
> the above error at line: for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1;
> i++).
> My code's below: (dlstScope is a nested dlstScope in a repeater).
> Thanks all.
> private void butSave_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
> DataList dlstScope = (DataList)myRepeater.FindControl("dlstScope");
> for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1; i++)
> {
> string Answer =
> ((DropDownList)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("txtAnswer")).SelectedVa
> lue;
> string WorksheetQuestionID =
> ((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetQuestionID")).Te
> xt;
> string WorksheetID =
> ((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetID")).Text;
> Action(WorksheetQuestionID, Convert.ToInt32(WorksheetID),
> Convert.ToInt32(Answer));
> }
> }
Is there somewhere that you are using the "new" keyword on dlstScope?
You have to create a new instance of dlstScope at some point.
Karl, thats' great! You pointed me in the right direction. This is the code
that worked: Thanks again.
private void butSave_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
for(int j = 0; j <= myRepeater.Items.Count-1; j++)
{
DataList dlstScope =
(DataList)myRepeater.Items[j].FindControl("dlstScope");
for(int i = 0; i <= dlstScope.Items.Count-1; i++)
{
string Answer =
((DropDownList)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("txtAnswer")).SelectedValue;
string WorksheetQuestionID =
((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetQuestionID")).Text;
string WorksheetID =
((Literal)dlstScope.Items[i].FindControl("lblWorksheetID")).Text;
Action(WorksheetQuestionID, Convert.ToInt32(WorksheetID),
Convert.ToInt32(Answer));
}
}
"Karl Seguin" wrote:

> Jon,
> Seems pretty straightforward with the information you've provided.
> dlstScope is null, which means myRepeater.FindControl("dlstScope") didn't
> return a value.
> As you say, dlstScope is nested within the repeater, presumably the
> ItemTemplate. If this is so, dlstScope isn't a child of myRepeater and th
us
> won't be found (as you are seeing). Instead, dlstScope is a child of an
> Item of myRepeater..such as myRepeater.Items[0].FindControl("dlstScope")
> What I can't tell you is which Item you want...you might want to loop
> through all of them (in which case you'll have multiple dlstScope) or you
> might want a particular one..but from the provided code I can't say which
or
> how to do it.
> Hope this helps,
> karl
> --
> MY ASP.Net tutorials
> http://www.openmymind.net/
>
> "Jon" <Jon@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> all.
>
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