Does anyone know how to keep dynamically created controls to persist between postbacks. I am able to keep their values, but if I don't recreate them each time in the code-behind they don't show up.

I am sure it is something simple, but I am unable to find it. Thanks.

J

What does your Page_Load Sub look like?

Right now it consists of building the table and adding rows, labels, etc. based upon the number entered into a text box. But I have to do this on every post back. I want to do it one time and then change the values in the labels on the next post back without having to recreate them.

If I don't recreate them on postback, they don't show up. I want them act to like the controls that are designed by the form designer or is this asking too much?

J

That's part of the problem with dynamic controls. They are truly dynamic. Unless you create them every time, they dissappear. There's no way around this aside from ensuring they are created every time.

When asp.net parses the aspx and ascx files, it instantiates all the controls it finds. So similarly, you would need to manually instantiate controls that are dynamic. Viewstate should be able to maintain their states and values and such (unless you reset those as well) but you need to make sure the control is there.

Peter
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Work smarter, not harder.

That's what I thought but I was hoping to hear otherwise. Yeah, I don't have any problem with their viewstate. Thanks for the information.

J