FormView.FindControl(): object reference error

Question

I have a formview that has several textboxes inside of tr/td\'s. I\'m trying to get the textboxes by using the .FindControl method but it\'s coming back null. The FormView

Answer 1

abatishchev's answer is right, although I found this variation a bit neater: it avoids having to call DataBind() explicitly.

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protected void DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (fvMember.CurrentMode == FormViewMode.Edit)
    {
        Label lblSubmit = fvMember.FindControl("lblSubmit") as Label;
        ...
    }
}