"caviar" <caviar-at-xsfourall.nl> wrote in message
news:eX#zRMQfDHA.368@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> My defaultvalue attribute is not working. If i drop this control from
> thetoolbox onto my page
> the properties are empty. They keep being empty if i run this page on the
> server. The only way to fix it is to initialize the property hidden
internal
> field whit the same value.
>
> Is this by design or is something else wrong?
>
> regards hj
>
> public class WebChangePasswordControl :
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
>
>
> private string _title; //empty prop everywhere no def value
> //private string _title = "Change Password"; //Now the property has an
> default value..
>
> [Bindable(false), Category("Appearance"),
> DefaultValue("Change Password")]
> public string Title
> {
> get{return _title;}
> set{_title = value;}
> }
>
>

Andrew wrote:
> By Design.
>
> The defaultValue attribute is a hint for the designer.
> You need to put the same value there that you put into the variable
> when you initialize it.
>
> It should change how the design time html for the control is
> generated.
>
> -Andrew