"randman" wrote:

> I have created an ASPX page that has a placeholder that dynamically gets
> assigned various user controls (that I have also created) during runtime.  On
> one of the user controls contains a textbox.  I need to access the ascx page
> textbox value from a sub routine in the aspx page.
>
> This is the code that I have that returns the value of the textbox (named
> txtName)
>
> Public Property UserName() As String
>         Get
>             Return txtName.Text
>         End Get
>         Set(ByVal Value As String)
>             txtName.Text = Value.ToString
>         End Set
>     End Property
>
> When I call this from my aspx page nothing is returned even though I have
> typed something into the txtName textbox. 
>
> If I assign a value to the textbox, as in the following example, then the
> value ("Hello") does appear in the aspx page that calls this code.
>
> Public Property UserName() As String
>         Get
>             txtName.Text = "Hello"
>             Return txtName.Text
>         End Get
>         Set(ByVal Value As String)
>             txtName.Text = Value.ToString
>         End Set
>     End Property
>
>
> The user control is called    ranman.ascx
>
> This is the code that dynamically assigns the user control to the aspx page
>
> Session("strBody") = ranman
> strControlBody = "controls\" & CStr(Session("strBody")) & ".ascx"
> ctlBody = LoadControl(strControlBody)
> phBody.Controls.Add(ctlBody)
>
>
> This is the code on the aspx page that calls the user control
>
> Dim myUserControl As ranman = CType(LoadControl("controls\ranman.ascx"),
> ranman)
>                
> strUserName = myUserControl.UserName
>
>
> It seems like a timing issue, but I could be wrong
> I'm not even sure if I am on the right path with this.  Please help !!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Randman
>

"Harolds" wrote:

> Your code creates a new control, so you are not trying to get the text box
> value from the control in which you entered the data, but you are getting the
> text box value from a brand new control of the same type.
>
> I am not sure how to remedy your problem.
> Try recreating your control in LoadViewState override, then in the postback
> method do:
> Dim myUserControl As ranman = FindControl(ControlID)               
> strUserName = myUserControl.UserName
>
> Now what the controlid is I am not sure you will have to figure that out for
> yourself.
>
> That fact that you are using a dynamically created user control is what
> makes this complicated.
>
>
>
> "randman" wrote:
>
> > I have created an ASPX page that has a placeholder that dynamically gets
> > assigned various user controls (that I have also created) during runtime.  On
> > one of the user controls contains a textbox.  I need to access the ascx page
> > textbox value from a sub routine in the aspx page.
> >
> > This is the code that I have that returns the value of the textbox (named
> > txtName)
> >
> > Public Property UserName() As String
> >         Get
> >             Return txtName.Text
> >         End Get
> >         Set(ByVal Value As String)
> >             txtName.Text = Value.ToString
> >         End Set
> >     End Property
> >
> > When I call this from my aspx page nothing is returned even though I have
> > typed something into the txtName textbox. 
> >
> > If I assign a value to the textbox, as in the following example, then the
> > value ("Hello") does appear in the aspx page that calls this code.
> >
> > Public Property UserName() As String
> >         Get
> >             txtName.Text = "Hello"
> >             Return txtName.Text
> >         End Get
> >         Set(ByVal Value As String)
> >             txtName.Text = Value.ToString
> >         End Set
> >     End Property
> >
> >
> > The user control is called    ranman.ascx
> >
> > This is the code that dynamically assigns the user control to the aspx page
> >
> > Session("strBody") = ranman
> > strControlBody = "controls\" & CStr(Session("strBody")) & ".ascx"
> > ctlBody = LoadControl(strControlBody)
> > phBody.Controls.Add(ctlBody)
> >
> >
> > This is the code on the aspx page that calls the user control
> >
> > Dim myUserControl As ranman = CType(LoadControl("controls\ranman.ascx"),
> > ranman)
> >                
> > strUserName = myUserControl.UserName
> >
> >
> > It seems like a timing issue, but I could be wrong
> > I'm not even sure if I am on the right path with this.  Please help !!
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Randman
> >