I have a gridview with a radiobutton list.  On databound, I pull the data from the database and select the correct value in the radiobutton list. but if it changes, I place the row in edit mode because they may have to enter more information.  The problem I am having right now is the radiobutton is losing its selected value.  Here is the code.  Any suggestions would be welcome.

' get sender (the RadioButtonList)

' it's container is a GridViewRow

'Dim GVR As GridViewRow = GridView1.Rows(e.RowIndex)

' put the row into edit mode

CType(GridView1.Rows(GVR.RowIndex).FindControl("RadioButtonList1"), RadioButtonList).SelectedValue = status

End Sub

If you are losing state on your RadioButtonList, then it may be that you are data-binding your GridView to its DataSource each and every postback instead of just on the initial Page load. If so, make sure to data-bind your GridView within a Not IsPostBack condition.

I don't know if I can do that since I the gridview doesn't show up until postback.  Is there anything else on the gridview databound event?

I tried this and it didn't work.

If Not GridView1.EditIndex = gvRow.RowIndex Then

If your GridView is going to be data-bound each and every postback, then its almost impossible to expect to maintain state. If you don't want your GridView to appear until a certain Button is pressed, then bind your GridView to its data within the Button's Click event handler.

OK, I created another version of this same page, it just has a button click event and the event when you click on the radio button.  I can reference the value of the radio button clicked and the row index but I can't get that row to update the selected value of that radio button.  How do reference the radiobuttonlist on the correct row so I can set it's selected value?

If Session("status") Is Nothing Then

Else

End If

CType(GVR.FindControl("RadioButtonList1"), RadioButtonList).SelectedValue = status

Hi Donetcoder08,

I think your description is not so clear, and I can not fully understand what you really want to do.

Based on my understanding , you can to convert that row to editmode and find the radiobuttonlist in edittemplate and restore it's selectedvalue to the value stored in session.

You code above may be wrong. Because you only set GridView1.EditIndex = GVR.RowIndex and this is not enough.

Usually, you need to do some steps below to make that row to edit mode

• set editindex just like GridView1.EditIndex = GVR.RowIndex
• set gridview's datasource (or you connect the gridview to one datasource control , you can omit this step)
• invoke gridview's DataBind method.

Here is the entire code.  I think I am doing all that you ask.

Dim strSelectCommand As String

strSelectCommand = "SELECT a.statusnotes,a.assetid, a.sessionid, v.VendorName,a.statuscode, a.Amount, a.KeyedDate, a.InvoiceNumber FROM OpsandTechInvoiceManagement_Invoices a INNER JOIN OpsandTechInvoiceManagement_Vendors v ON a.VendorID = v.VendorID "

If txtInvoiceNum.Text <> "" Then

strSelectCommand = strSelectCommand & "and InvoiceNumber ='" & txtInvoiceNum.Text & "'"

End If

If txtjobid.Text <> "" Then

strSelectCommand = strSelectCommand & "and sessionid ='" & txtjobid.Text & "'"

End If

strSelectCommand = strSelectCommand & "and Statuscode <> 'A'"

strSelectCommand = strSelectCommand & "and invoicetype <> 'TR'"

strSelectCommand = strSelectCommand & " order by keyedDate desc"

' get sender (the RadioButtonList)

' it's container is a GridViewRow

' put the row into edit mode

Dim status As String = DirectCast(GridView1.Rows(GVR.RowIndex).Cells(2).Controls(1), RadioButtonList).SelectedValue

End Sub