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I have copied and pasted an <asp:hyperlink> from one control to a different one. On the first control everything works fine. On the one that I copied to, I get the following error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

This is really F***ing pissing me off, so someone please help me out.

Thanks, Brett

can u post the html of both controls??

Do you have the object declared in your code behind

Regards
Ganesh

Ganesh,

Here is part of my codebehind:

protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink hpl1;

namespace ewga.controls
{
    using System;
    using System.Data;
    using System.Drawing;
    using System.Web;
    using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
    using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for photo.
    /// </summary>
    public class photo : System.Web.UI.UserControl
    {
        protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink hpl1;
        protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink hpl2;


        private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {

            hpl1.NavigateUrl = "../photo.aspx?photoid=2&photocatid=2&tab=5";
        }

        //int photocatID = Convert.ToInt32(Request.QueryString["photocatid"].ToString());
        //ewga.components.PhotoDB cats = new ewga.components.PhotoDB();
        //int maxnum = 1 + Convert.ToInt32(cats.GetPhoto(photocatID).Tables[0].Rows.Count);


        #region Web Form Designer generated code
        override protected void OnInit(EventArgs e)
        {
            //
            // CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.
            //
            InitializeComponent();
            base.OnInit(e);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);

        }
        #endregion
    }
}


This is how i'm calling in my aspx page

<asp:HyperLink id="hpl1" runat="server" NavigateUrl="" CssClass="tdlink">< Back</asp:HyperLink>

Thanks, Brett

Why have you declared hpl1 twice in your code??

Did you not define hpl2 in your aspx page??

Regards
Ganesh

A namespace does not directly contain members such as fields or methods.

However, I tried to use the same code as you've done in my page and its code behind and it was working perfectly well.

When do you get the error?? on pageLoad ???


Regards
Ganesh

Ganesh,

I made a typo. I was going to display just the reference to the hyperlink, but then I decided to just show all of the code. I just forgot to take out that first line. I am only referencing it once. I still get the error on that page. I might just start from scratch on a different page.

Thanks a bunch.

Brett

I get the error on page load.

are you able to see the web control during design time??. in case you have any error in the definition, you will see an error in the design view

Regards
Ganesh

what exatly have u copy pasted code.. or the control.?
coz if u have pasetd control all u have to do is change the name...

sorry i missed else ur html code will not have proper code for the controls...