"Richard S. Byer" <rbyer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Here's a simple problem that's eating my lunch:
>
> I need to write a base class method in ASP.NET that will iterate the page
> and find all controls of a certain type. The type is a custom web control
> that I created. The controls are never found in Page.Controls - instead,
> using the debugger, I see them right off of 'this'. As in
> 'this.myControl1'. 'this' doesn't support iteration, so how can I find
> custom controls of a certain interest to me?

"John Saunders" <johnwsaundersiii@notcoldmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard S. Byer" <rbyer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23AyFBhBTEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Here's a simple problem that's eating my lunch:
> >
> > I need to write a base class method in ASP.NET that will iterate the
page
> > and find all controls of a certain type. The type is a custom web
control
> > that I created. The controls are never found in Page.Controls -
instead,
> > using the debugger, I see them right off of 'this'. As in
> > 'this.myControl1'. 'this' doesn't support iteration, so how can I find
> > custom controls of a certain interest to me?
>
> You will need to recurse. Go through each control in Page.Controls. If it
is
> the correct type, then stop. Otherwise, go through each control in that
> control...
> --
> John Saunders
> johnwsaundersiii at hotmail
>
>

"Richard S. Byer" <rbyer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks John, but as I said - the controls do not show in Page.Controls,
and
> recursion does not work with 'this'.