Reference to a TextBox inside a DataTemplate

Question

How do I get a reference to a TextBox that\'s only defined inside a DataTemplate (assuming that I\'ve just applied this DataTemplate to some cell in a grid).

So far I\'m

Answer 1

I agree with Justin.

But if for some reason binding to some property is problematic and you still need reference to a control inside data template in SILVERLIGHT ( above solution is suitable for WPF components ) you can do as follow:

TextBox textBox = null;

   if (datagrid.SelectedItem != null)
      textBox = datagrid.Columns[1].GetCellContent(datagrid.SelectedItem) as TextBox;

   if (textBox != null)
      MessageBox.Show(textBox.Text);