changing the value of a seprate server control from within another control

ftaran · November 5th, 2011, 02:01 PM

for example i want to set label one to show the value of the theme, i am able to do it if i write the code inside the page load method, but not if i write it in the ThemeList_SelectedIndexChanged method, please elaborate.

protected void ThemeList_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

HttpCookie preferredTheme = new HttpCookie("PreferredTheme");
preferredTheme.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(3);
preferredTheme.Value = ThemeList.SelectedValue;
Response.Cookies.Add(preferredTheme);
Response.Redirect(Request.Url.ToString());

// set label1 to show the value/name of theme

Label1.Text = preferredTheme.Value;

}

Imar · November 5th, 2011, 03:18 PM

Hi there,

Take another look at the line before the one that assigns the text to the label. The Redirect statement takes you to another page causing a new page request.

So theoretically it works in the event handler; it just doesn't work because of the redirect.

Hope this helps,

Imar

ftaran · November 5th, 2011, 10:04 PM

so as i undrestand it in this code Response.Redirect(Request.Url.ToString()); is essentially refreshing the page?

and also why is it that i can access the BasePage attributes from the MasterPage code behind file but i cant access the MasterPage attributes from the BasePage file? does it have something to do with them being in different assemblies?

Imar · November 7th, 2011, 04:55 AM

Yes, it 'refreshes" by executing a brand new request for the exact same page.

I'll answer the other question in the separate thread you created.

Cheers,

Imar