FindByText problem

[slatet]

I am attempting to populate a dropdown for hours and minutes. I use the following and it returns Object reference not set to an instance of an object. It definately returns a value to vMinutes. Can anyone be of help?


string vMinutes = vStartDate.TimeOfDay.Minutes.ToString();
ListStartHour.Items.FindByText(vMinutes.Trim()).Selected = true;

 

[obislavu]

The following statement:
ListStartHour.Items.FindByText(vMinutes.Trim()) returns a null reference if the entry doesn't exists otherwise a reference to an ListItem object.
So, you should first check for null reference!
-obislavu-