TextBox values are lost after postback

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Hi I am creating textboxes dynamically,then insert values to each textbox generated,so I want to get the values on click event of a button but once a button is get fired, the values are not loaded in a page...
1.This is my Html markup:

ASP.NET

<form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <asp:TextBox ID="txtNumber" runat="server" ></asp:TextBox>
        <br />
        <asp:Button ID="btn" runat="server" Text="Generate" OnClick="GenerateTextBoxes_onClick" />
        <asp:Panel ID="pnlDate" runat="server"></asp:Panel>
    </div>
    <div>
        <asp:Button ID="btnSave" runat="server" Text="Save" OnClick="btn_Click" />
    </div>
</form>

And This is my code behind file I am using:

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}

protected void GenerateTextBoxes_onClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    int number = Convert.ToInt32(txtNumber.Text);
    string top = "";
    int left = 0;
    
    TextBox txt;
    Table tb = new Table();
    tb.ID = "tb1";
    TableRow tr = new TableRow();
    
    
    for (int i = 1; i <= number; i++)
    {
        txt = new TextBox();
        txt.ID = "textBox" + i.ToString();
        txt.Attributes.Add("runat", "server");
        txt.CssClass = "myDates";
        txt.Width = Unit.Pixel(240);
        txt.MaxLength = 1;
        txt.EnableViewState = true;
        txt.Style.Add(HtmlTextWriterStyle.Position, "relative");
        txt.Style[HtmlTextWriterStyle.Left] = left + "px";
        left += 5;
        
        TableCell tc = new TableCell();
        tc.Controls.Add(txt);
        tr.Controls.Add(tc);
        tb.Controls.Add(tr);
        Panel1.Controls.Add(txt);
    } // [edit] The brackets were not balanced, I'll assume this one belongs here?

    pnlDate.Controls.Add(tb);
}

public void btn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //GenerateTxtB();
    Table t = (Table)Page.FindControl("pnlDate").FindControl("tb1");
    TextBox textbox;
    
    foreach (TableRow tr in t.Rows)
    {
        foreach (TableCell tc in tr.Cells)
        {
            foreach (Control c in tc.Controls)
            {
                if (c.GetType() == typeof(TextBox))
                {
                    textbox = (TextBox)c;
                    Response.Write("TextBox Value is:" + textbox.Text + "<br/>");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Can some help me how to keep the values and then display them as I did with the response.write(...)

Posted 5-Sep-13 23:53pm

El Dev

Updated 6-Sep-13 0:18am

Maarten Kools

v2

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Solution 3

Check the below code i have modify some of the section (i.e. page load and generate control event. I think this will solve your problem

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            CreateCOntrols();
        }
        protected void GenerateTextBoxes_onClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            pnlDate.Controls.Clear();
            CreateCOntrols();
            
        }

        private void CreateCOntrols()
        {
            if (txtNumber.Text != "")
            {
                int number = Convert.ToInt32(txtNumber.Text);
                string top = "";
                int left = 0;

                TextBox txt;
                Table tb = new Table();
                tb.ID = "tb1";
                TableRow tr = new TableRow();


                for (int i = 1; i <= number; i++)
                {
                    txt = new TextBox();
                    txt.ID = "textBox" + i.ToString();
                    txt.Attributes.Add("runat", "server");
                    txt.CssClass = "myDates";
                    txt.Width = Unit.Pixel(240);
                    txt.MaxLength = 1;
                    txt.EnableViewState = true;
                    txt.Style.Add(HtmlTextWriterStyle.Position, "relative");
                    txt.Style[HtmlTextWriterStyle.Left] = left + "px";
                    left += 5;

                    TableCell tc = new TableCell();
                    tc.Controls.Add(txt);
                    tr.Controls.Add(tc);
                    tb.Controls.Add(tr);
                    //pnlDate.Controls.Add(txt);
                    pnlDate.Controls.Add(tb);
                }
            }
        }
        public void btn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Table t = (Table)Page.FindControl("pnlDate").FindControl("tb1");
            TextBox textbox;

            foreach (TableRow tr in t.Rows)
            {
                foreach (TableCell tc in tr.Cells)
                {
                    foreach (Control c in tc.Controls)
                    {
                        if (c.GetType() == typeof(TextBox))
                        {
                            textbox = (TextBox)c;
                            Response.Write("TextBox Value is:" + textbox.Text + "");
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

Posted 6-Sep-13 0:46am

Khandwawala Hatim

Updated 6-Sep-13 0:48am

v2

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yogen@softyoug 17-Dec-13 1:29am

I'm having two dropdownlist and a button.
DropDownList1 , DropDownList2 and Button1

I have done this way.
protected void DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= Convert.ToInt32(DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text); i++)
{
TextBox Answer = new TextBox();
Answer.ID = "txt" + (i).ToString();
Answer.TextMode = TextBoxMode.MultiLine;
this.FindControl("panel1").Controls.Add(Answer);
}
}

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= Convert.ToInt32(DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text); i++)
{
OptionsTable objOpt = new OptionsTable();
objOpt.QID = Label5.Text;
objOpt.OptionNo = i;
TextBox txtObj = new TextBox();
txtObj = (TextBox)this.FindControl("Panel1").FindControl("txt" + i.ToString());
objOpt.Options = txtObj.Text;
OptionsTableManager.Save(objOpt);
}
}

Now when i click the button1 , it throws an error "txtObj is null".

so how to solve this problem.
dropdownlist1 autopostback is true.

Solution 4

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Harshil_Raval · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-06T00:10:00

Solution 1

Hi,

dynamically created control value always get blank at time of postback. Use instead javascript event to get all textbox values.

Posted 6-Sep-13 0:10am

Harshil_Raval

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El Dev 6-Sep-13 6:19am

Hi Harshil_Raval

How can I get the values with javascript, please help by using my logic...

Harshil_Raval 6-Sep-13 6:28am

<asp:Button ID="btnSave" runat="server" Text="Save" /> // remove onclick event

//call click event
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$('#<%= btnSave.ClientID %>').click(function () {
var listoftxts = $('#<%= pnlDate.ClientID %> input[type="text"]');
var values;
for (var i = 0; i < listoftxts.length; i++) {
values += 'txt ' + i + ' value = ' + listoftxts[i].value + '</br>';
}
alert(values);
});
});
</script>

El Dev 6-Sep-13 6:44am

Thnks!

Mithun P · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-06T00:16:00

Solution 2

Hi you cannot get the dynamicaaly created control values when postback happens, one thing you can do is instead of creating dynamic text box in GenerateTextBoxes_onClick event,do it in page load since page load fires first on button click,u can get the values.

Posted 6-Sep-13 0:16am

Mithun P