how to convert the literal control to web control for textbox

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In gridview im having two columns CTY_COUNTRY_ID,CTY_COUNTRY_NAME...country id column is read only and displayed in label country name column is displayed in text box....i use item template for country name...when i click update button after doing changes in textbox following error is occuring..

Unable to cast object of type 'System.Web.UI.LiteralControl' to type 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox'.

pls give me solution to this...

Posted 13-Jun-11 21:06pm

premkumar.r

Updated 13-Jun-11 21:09pm

walterhevedeich

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walterhevedeich 14-Jun-11 3:09am

You might want to post the relevant code.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-13T21:13:00

Solution 1

Without seeing the code you are using, it is difficult to be sure, but I suspect that you are doing the equivalent of:

myLabel = myTextBox;

Don't. Try the equivalent of:

myLabel.Text = myTextBox.Text;

Posted 13-Jun-11 21:13pm

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walterhevedeich 14-Jun-11 4:00am

Makes sense to me, looking at the error. My 5.

Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury/Galib 14-Jun-11 4:03am

nice soln