How to create a public type within a control in ASP.NET/C#?

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Hi everyone. I'm creating a webpage with ASP.NET and C#.

I have a texteditor control inside a .ascx, and the .aspx container.

In the control, I need a couple public strings for be readed by the .aspx page, but I can't create them, the .aspx don't show me the strings of the control.

How I can create them?

Posted 16-Feb-12 13:20pm

TANicox

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AspDotNetDev 16-Feb-12 19:41pm

I am having trouble understanding your question. Will you edit it to provide some short sample code?

TANicox 16-Feb-12 19:52pm

Sorry about that, my english isn't so good...

Let me explain in other way:

I have 1 control (.ascx) and a Page (.aspx).

I need a public string in the control, for it can be read by the page.

But when i register the control in the page, the page code (.cs) don't show me the string located in the control.

Can understand me?

Johannes Hillert 16-Feb-12 19:57pm

Please, rebuild the project and try again.

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Johannes Hillert · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-16T13:53:00

Hi,

I just tried what you are describing above and it works. I made a user control that has a public string.

C#

using System;

namespace WebApplication1
{
    public partial class WebUserControl1 : System.Web.UI.UserControl
    {
        public string myString = "myString";  // <-- there it is..

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }
    }
}

Included the control in an .aspx page.

ASP.NET

<%@ Page Title="Home Page" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" AutoEventWireup="true"
    CodeBehind="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="WebApplication1._Default" %>

<!--  1.  -->
<%@ Register TagPrefix="test" TagName="MyControl" Src="~/WebUserControl1.ascx" %>

<asp:content id="HeaderContent" runat="server" contentplaceholderid="HeadContent" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
</asp:content>
<asp:content id="BodyContent" runat="server" contentplaceholderid="MainContent" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
    <!--  2.  -->
    <test:mycontrol id="MyControl" runat="server"></test:mycontrol>

    <asp:label id="Label1" runat="server" text="Label"></asp:label>
</asp:content>

And set the label control above to show what is in the public string.

C#

using System;

namespace WebApplication1
{
    public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Label1.Text = MyControl.myString;
        }
    }
}

Works as expected.. or did I get your question wrong?

Cheers!