'System.Web.HttpRequest.Form' is a 'property' but is used like a 'meth 2

[bouwob]

Response.Write("<option value=\"" + Request.Form("countries") + "\">" + Request.Form("countries") + "</option>");


happens on every Request.Form(" ") what am I doing wrong?

 

[ca8msm]

Firstly, don't use Response.Write to write anything out to the page as it will cause you problems.

Secondly, try square brackets if you are using C#.


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[jmeckley]

asp or asp.net?
c# or vb?

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[bouwob]

asp.net and c#. and if I shouldnt use Response.Write what should I use?

 

[ca8msm]

It depends what you are trying to do. If you are trying to add a HTML control like it looks like from your example, you should create a new control and add it to the page via the Controls.Add method.


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[jmeckley]

get a reference to the control and add a list item to the items collection. (i'll assume dropdown)

MyDropDown.Items.Add(new ListItem(Request.Form["countries"],Request.Form["countries"]));

asp.net seperates markup (presentation) from logic (code). for every web control there is an object to represent that. you don't need to use Response.Write to modify the web form.


Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.