Ch 9

papadan · April 6th, 2017, 01:45 PM

On page 324 of ch-9, I created the file Email.aspx based on MyBasePage, inheriting my Master Page.

Step # 3 states that I have the option to set the handler by using the two drop-down lists at the top of the documents window.

For me, however, the only option I saw in the first drop down was:

Demos_Email with a sub-item of (Demos_Email Events)
When I select this item, the 2nd drop-down gives me many options, "Load" included. When I select "Load", I get the following code:

Code:

Private Sub Demos_Email_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

But when I double-click in the design view I get:

Code:

 Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

This equals the example in the book.

Are these 2 above, the same? Because when I go inside the Page_Load sub, I see the options I mentioned previously in the drop-down list.

BUT...if I create the 1st Private Sub Demos-Email_Load above, and THEN double click in the design view - it generates the 2nd code below the Private Sub code.

Why can't I use the drop-downs (as the book mentions) to create the Protected Page_Load sub?

Imar · April 9th, 2017, 02:13 PM

Yeah, they are eventually the same as the name of a method is arbitrary. It's this part that's important:

Handles Me.Load

This tells .NET that your method will handle the page's Load event.

Not sure why it doesn't work for you. Did you follow the steps exactly?

Imar

papadan · April 9th, 2017, 05:18 PM

Well, I did follow the steps, but did not get the Protected Page_Load snippet.
Rather, I got the Private Demo_Email_Load snippet.

I didn't even see the word "Page" in the first drop down. No worries though, I would guess, if you're confirming that the two are the same, just a different name.

Although, I'm not sure about why the drop down provided "Private" and double-clicking the page provided "Protected".