Hi Naomi

I' not sure what you are trying to do there.

if SelectedIndex is -1 then nothing is selected in the grid.

You need to select something or set SelectedIndex to something.


Nick


>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I have a GridView with a LinkButton. I had a code in RowCommand when the LinkButton was a button field. This code no longer works.
>>
>>I added the following code into the LinkButton_Click event:
>>

>>protected void lnkbtnRemoveRole_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>    {
>>        int index = this.grdvwUsers.SelectedIndex;
>>
>>        string username = ((Label)grdvwUsers.Rows[index].Cells[1].Controls[1]).Text;
>>        this.drpSelRole.Visible = false;
>>        try
>>            {
>>                Roles.RemoveUserFromRole(username, drpSelRole.SelectedItem.Value);
>>            }
>>            catch (Exception ex)
>>            {
>>                lblMsg.Text = "An exception of type " + ex.GetType().ToString() +
>>                         " was encountered removing the user from the role.";
>>            }
>>
>>
>>            // Re-bind users in role to GridView.
>>
>>            PopGrid();
>>        }
>>    }

>>
>>However, it doesn't work either, because my SelectedIndex is -1. I need to be able to find the information from the current row different field in the button's click.
>>
>>Would you please help me to figure this out?
>>
>>Thanks a lot in advance.
>
>The only way I found so far was to save grid's field information in the hidden field on Client click. Is there a better or simpler way to achieve the desired functionality?