Creating Web Controls at runtime

[Deleco]

Hi all,

I am having a bit of a nightmare i am creating controls at runtime in a panel, in another panel and then inside a table. The only way i can figure out how to access these dynamically created controls is with this massive loop/if structure. Does anyone know of an easier method.

For Each ctrl In pnlParent.Controls
            If ctrl.GetType.FullName = "System.Web.UI.WebControls.Panel" Then
                For Each ctrl2 In ctrl.Controls
                    If ctrl2.GetType.FullName = "System.Web.UI.WebControls.Table" Then
                        tbl = ctrl2
                        For Each ctrl3 In tbl.Rows
                            If ctrl3.Cells(1).Controls.Count > 0 Then
                                chk = ctrl3.Cells(1).Controls(0)
                                If chk.Checked = True Then
                                    Dim dr As DataRow
                                    Dim sSplit() As String
 
                                    sSplit = Split(chk.ID, "^")

 
                                    dr.Item("PROLE_ID") = sSplit(0).ToString

                                    dr.Item("COURSE_ID") = sSplit(1).ToString

                                    dr.Item("DELEGATE_NAME") = sSplit(2).ToString

 
                                    dt.Rows.Add(dr)

                                    dt.AcceptChanges()
                                End If
                            End If
                        Next
                    End If
                Next
            End If

       Next

Many thanks in advance for any assistance

Deleco

 

[JohnYingling]

Look at Control.FindControl Method

Overload List
Searches the current naming container for a server control with the specified id parameter.

Overloads Public Overridable Function FindControl(String) As Control

http://www.moldyoldy.com/VBComparedemo

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[Deleco]

The only control that isn't actually created at run time is the pnlParent at the very top. I create more panels inside that and then tables inside the created panels, and finally a checkbox inside the cell of the table. How using FindControl can i gain access to the dynamically created checkbox.



Deleco

 

[Deleco]

Any more suggestions anyone....

Deleco

 

[dace]

You might get better results in the ASP.NET forum (forum855) for this.

As JohnYingling said, if you know the name of each control the FindControl method would be a good bet.