Hi,

    I've got a requirement, where I'm forced to add the same user control(.ascx file) numerous times in a page(.aspx file) dynamicaly(i.e., on click of a button at runtime). Could any one suggest how that can be done.....

Thanks in advance....

Jay

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Regards,
Jayahar Aruchamy.
Life is all about expecting the unexpected.

Hi Jay,

You can use LoadControl to load a control and then add it to another control, like a Panel or a PlaceHolder. Here's a quick example:

for (int i = 0; i < (numberOfUserInfoControls); i++)
{
  UserInfo userInfo = (UserInfo)LoadControl("~/Controls/UserInfo.ascx");
  userInfo.ID = "UserInfo" + i.ToString();
  myPlaceHolder.Controls.Add(userInfo);
}

In this example, UserInfo is the User Control that is added to a PlaceHolder called myPlaceHolder.

You may need a Control reference in the markup to access properties of your control:

<%@ Register src="Controls/UserInfo.ascx" tagname="UserInfo" tagprefix="uc1" %>

Hope this helps,

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004

the above solution might work for web app project but not for web site if you r working on VS 2005 and you multiple folders.

so you need to have a base control in AppCode folder and the user control needs to inherit from that control. when loading the user control dynamically, you can cast to that base control which is visible to every one in that web site.

Heuh? Says who?

The example I posted almost works for a web site project. All you need to do to is wrap the control class in a namespace and refer to it by its full name in the code that adds the control. Alternatively, you can refer to the UC by its default ASP namespace name.

Can you give an example where this doesn't work?

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004

Thanks Imar.

Regards,
Jayahar Aruchamy.
Life is all about expecting the unexpected.

You;'re welcome.

Everest: would you like to comment on your remarks about this solution not working in a Web Folder Project?

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004

i had a MyControls folder and i put all the user controls in it. In one of the pages, I had to load user controls dynamically based on a selection from a dropdown list.

 if i used the approach that you mentioned on your first reply, that did not work. I used to do the same way that you said when i was using .net 1.1 with web app project. The site i was building with the dynamical controls was WEB SITE.

I don't see any namespace in website project. do you add manually or is there other way?

thanks

You can simply wrap the control's class in a namespace:

namespace WhatEver
{
  public class MyControl : UserControl
}

should do the trick. It also allows you to use my approach in a web folder project.

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004