How to access Repeater FooterTemplate TextBox?

Question

• What I am trying to do is to access the value from the TextBox1 to display back on the screen.
• I tried to access it from the Page_Load() and the OnItemDataBound and they both failed.

• It seem like the code is able to access the control but it return nothing back.

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

      Literal Literal1 = (Literal)Repeater1.Controls[Repeater1.Controls.Count - 1].FindControl("Literal1");
      Response.Write(Literal1.Text);
      //this techique is not working for the line below
      TextBox TextBox1 = (TextBox)Repeater1.Controls[Repeater1.Controls.Count - 1].FindControl("TextBox1");
      Response.Write(TextBox1.Text);
  
  }
  public void myRepeater_ItemDataBound(object sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e)
  {
      //this techique is not working
      if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Footer)
      {
          TextBox TextBox1 = (TextBox)e.Item.FindControl("TextBox1");
          Response.Write(TextBox1.Text);
      }
  }
  

Answer 1

I have to use "Literal" as an alternate solution by passing the html Textbox problem. I do not like this solution but i guess i have to use it.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean by "they both failed" but if the Text property of the Textbox is empty i might be because you are rebinding your repeater on each post back. Try wrapping your repeater .DataBind() with a !IsPostBack condition.