ASP.NET Getting value from gridview

Question

Here is my code

protected void GridView1_DeletingRow(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Functions con = new Functions();
        SqlConnection con1 = con.get();
        con1.Open();
        TextBox1.Visible = true;
        Button1.Visible = true;
        string z = TextBox1.Text;
        GridView1.EnableViewState = true;
        string name = GridView1.SelectedRow.Cells[1].Text;
        SqlCommand com3 = new SqlCommand("select id from products where product 
        = '" + name + "' ", con1);
        SqlDataReader read1 = com3.ExecuteReader();
        read1.Read();
        string pro = read1["id"].ToString();
        SqlCommand com = new SqlCommand("UPDATE CartItems SET quantity = '" + z 
        + "' where productid = '" + pro + "' ", con1);
    }

Error :

Line 92:  string name = GridView1.SelectedRow.Cells[1].Text;

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

What is the error exactly? , and how can I fix it ?

Possible duplicate of [What is a NullReferenceException, and how do I fix it?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4660142/what-is-a-nullreferenceexception-and-how-do-i-fix-it) — Rick S, Apr 25 '17 at 14:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

You should change your EventArgs parameter to the more-specific GridViewDeleteEventArgs type, and use that to find the row being deleted:

protected void GridView1_DeletingRow(object sender, GridViewDeleteEventArgs e)
{
    // ...your code
    string name = GridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[1].Text;
    // ...the rest of your code

The most likely reason for your NullReferenceException is because the SelectedRow property is not set when the RowDeleting event is fired.

Note: it's also possible that "Cells[1].Text" could throw that exception, if your grid only has one column. You should review the advice in this post that can help you with debugging NullReferenceExceptions.

ASP.NET Getting value from gridview

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