I have a GridView nested in DataList. Upon binding, the DataList generates a bunch of line items, each containing an instance of the GridView. Here's a code snipped:

<asp:DataList ID="DataList1" runat="server" DataSourceID="CaseManagersDataSource" OnItemCommand="DataList1_ItemCommand">

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:GridView ID="gridViewWorkQueue" runat="server" DataSource='<%# Eval("WQCases") %>' OnSelectedIndexChanged="gridViewWorkQueue_SelectedIndexChanged">

<Columns>

<asp:CommandField ButtonType="Image" SelectImageUrl="~/Images/Icons/info_16.png" ShowSelectButton="True" CausesValidation="False" />

<asp:BoundField DataField="CaseGUID" HeaderText="CaseGUID" SortExpression="CaseGUID" Visible="False" />

<asp:BoundField DataField="BCDHSCaseNumber" HeaderText="Case #" SortExpression="BCDHSCaseNumber" NullDisplayText="&lt;i&gt;(missing Msg. 23-Q)&lt;/i&gt;" />

</Columns>

</asp:GridView>

</ItemTemplate>

</asp:DataList>

As you can see CommandField in the GridView is set to fire the "select" command - works as expected - gridViewWorkQueue_SelectedIndexChanged event handler is envoked on the post back.

My problem is that the "parent" DataList SelectedItem is null and SelectedIndex is -1.

I assume that's by design, since the "select" command initiated from the nested GridView.

My question is how to make the selection of a DataGrid row to also select the DataList row that contains that DataGrid.

I was thinking about using GridView's Parent...

Thanks!

Resolution:

Just want to say that I was able to determine the selected index of the DataList that contaiuned the clicked GridView by using ((GridView)sender).Parent.