Sending Parameters to Custom Control

[baden]

I have created a custom control that has a label who's text is to be changed dynamically when it is used on a page.

The calling page has twoHyperLink Controls:

<asp:HyperLink id="campaign1" runat="server">Sports Bar</asp:HyperLink>

<asp:HyperLink id="campaign2" runat="server">Drink Specials</asp:HyperLink></td>

I was thinking that I should use an OnClick="SetMsg1" then in the CodeBehind for that HyperLink Control:

private void SetMsg1(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WHAT_GOES_HERE???.TextMessage.Text = "this text will be updated when the link is clicked!";
}

private void SetMsg2(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WHAT_GOES_HERE???.TextMessage.Text = "More text to replace the old text!";
}

Control is located in Controls/TextControl.ascx, where TextMessage is the name of the label to be updated.


Can someone please help me with this?!


Thank you.

 

[ca8msm]

The "WHAT_GOES_HERE???" bit will just be the name of the custom control that you have given it when you dropped it onto your page.

Also, I'd use a LinkButton rather than a HyperLink control as HyperLinks don't have a click event.


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[baden]

Well, this doesn't seem to be working...

I declared the control in the script page, but not in the Code-Behind...

Can someone give me an example of sending a parameter to a control from LinkButtons - where when clicked, the page updates w/ the new text/parameter that's sent?