>>>>Hmm, why the Row isn't bound and what exactly means the row bound? I assign DataSet to GridView's datasource.
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>>>I assume this is a WebControls.GridViewRow ?
>>>What's the RowType of the row in question? - are you sure it's a DataRow not a Header,Footer or other non-bound type?
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>>Yes. It is a record in a GridView I'm trying to delete. Getting names from the Cells works fine, so using alternative syntax should also work. I like the alternative syntax much better because you don't need to guess which column is the last name or first name.
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>This doesn't answer my question. What is the RowType of the GridViewRow when its DataItem type is null ? AFAIK a GridViewRow.DataItem will only return null if (a) it is not a bindable type or (b) it is - but it has not been bound.
I can add a code to check for the type, but I'm sitting on a record in the GridView and trying to delete it. Why would type be something different than DataRow ?
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