If I DYNAMICALLY add user control how can I read back from it? 1

[mb22]

If I add a user control (UC) at design time ... I have no problem reading from the controls in it ...say (text boxes) bcos I create a public property for each text box.

say in my UC i have a TextBox txtfname ...and a property p1_txtfname to read and write to it

Public Property p1_txtfname() As String
Get
Return txtfname.Text
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
txtfname.Text = Value
End Set
End Property


Then in my HOST page suppose my UC id = Namebox... I can grab whatever is entered in the textbox by ....

myfNameInHostPage.Text = Namebox.p1_txtfname

..but this is bcos the UC id=Namebox is available at design time.

But suppose I add the UC dynamically at run-time like ...

Dim control As Control
control = Page.LoadControl("UserControls/Namebox.ascx")
Me.pageContentsCell.Controls.Add(control)

where pageContentsCell is say a table cell .... the page downloads OK ......

how do I read back the same
myfNameInHostPage.Text = Namebox.p1_txtfname

is it like
myfNameInHostPage.Text=control.ID("p1_txtfname") ?

since I don't know what ID will be assigned to the UC?
please help!

 

[mb22]

DazzleD ... the hyperlink is not working ... It looks like I'm getting a javascript error .. it is not posting back at all! What is wrong with my hyperlink javascript? I have it like you suggested!

<asp:datalist id="MenuList" CellPadding="0" runat="server">
<HeaderTemplate>
<IMG alt="" src="Images/DeptHeader.gif">
</HeaderTemplate>
<SelectedItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink id=HyperLink2 runat="server" CssClass="MenuSelected" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "MenuName") %>' NavigateUrl='<%# "../default.aspx?MenuID=" &amp; DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "MenuID") &amp; "&amp;MenuIndex=" &amp; Container.ItemIndex %>'>
</asp:HyperLink>
</SelectedItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<IMG alt="" src="Images/DeptFooter.gif">
</FooterTemplate>
<ItemStyle BackColor="#FFFF80"></ItemStyle>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink id=HyperLink1 runat="server" CssClass="MenuUnselected" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "MenuName") %>' NavigateUrl='javascript:document.getElementById("txtHidden").value="<%# "../default.aspx?MenuID=" &amp; DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "MenuID") &amp; "&amp;MenuIndex=" &amp; Container.ItemIndex %>";document.forms[0].submit()'>
</asp:HyperLink>
</ItemTemplate>
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#FFFF80"></HeaderStyle>
</asp:datalist><INPUT id="txtHidden" style="WIDTH: 93px; HEIGHT: 22px" type="hidden" size="10" runat="server">

 

[DaZZleD]

i'm pretty sure it's because characters get replaced when posted into the forum. lemme try it again:

NavigateUrl='javascript:document.getElementById("txtHidden").value="../default.aspx?MenuID=<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "MenuID")%>&MenuIndex=<%# Container.ItemIndex %>";document.forms[0].submit()'

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[mb22]

thanks DaZZleD .... I needed to have the hidden field on the main hosting page ... not in the User Control ... that is why the JavaScript was failing.

Thanks soo much for the help!