Using FindControl to get GridView in a Content Page

Question

I would like to find a GridView Control within a separate class and I am having issues doing so. I even tried placing my code in the aspx.cs page to no avail. I

Answer 1

Don't get the page from HttpContext if you are already within the page. Instead, is there a control you can use FindControl from? Instead of use page, use:

parentControl.FindControl("GridView1") as GridView;

Instead. There is an issue with finding the grid from the page level, and using a lower level control closer to the grid will have better success.