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Re: How can I use working Linkbuttons within a Web Custom Control?

Jan Limpens
10/15/2003 10:49:55 AM

hi steve,

it works :)!
and the gizmo with tabbing the event code, whow, i´ll print that on a
tshirt for more people to know ;). that´s a big timesaver! you don´t
happen to know anything similar for the creation of standard get/set
properties, do you?

thanks a lot
jan

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Re: How can I use working Linkbuttons within a Web Custom Control?

Steve Drake
10/15/2003 1:52:44 PM

try

NOTE the lines with a *, these is the bits your were missing to make it
work.

LinkButton yourLinkButton ;

public myClass : WebControl , INamingContainer // * Must Implement
INamingContainer,

// its just a marker interface, very COM like,

//why didn't they use an attribute here ?

// I presume its faster, eg just have code like if (object is
INamingContainer)

protected override void CreateChildControls() // * I believe the property
way is not to create the controls in the render
{
yourLinkButton = new LinkButton();
yourLinkButton.Text = "Press me";

// * if you don't hook into the event why would it generate the
postback script?
// try typing this line, .NET 2003 will write the code for you if you
press tab just after you type +=, hit tab again and it writes the code at
the bottom.
yourLinkButton.Command+=new
System.Web.UI.WebControls.CommandEventHandler(yourLinkButton_Command);

controls.Add(yourLinkButton); // * Add it to the controls collection.
}

protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
EnsureChildControls(); // This will run the CreateChildControls() if its
needed.
yourLinkButton .RenderControl(writer);
}

private void yourLinkButton_Command(object sender,
System.Web.UI.WebControls.CommandEventArgs e)
{
// HANDLE YOUR EVENT
}

"Jan Limpens" <removeThis.wb0se9k5n001@sneakemail.com.delete-this.here>
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Re: How can I use working Linkbuttons within a Web Custom Control?

Steve Drake
10/15/2003 3:22:26 PM

no for get sets, but you can write a macro.

the tab thing also works for interfaces, type the interface name, hit tab
and it put the code in for you.

Also.... when you need to override from a base class, just type override,
you will see a list of things you can override, hit tab and it will put the
code in for you.

You will need a big t-shirt add all those tips :)

Steve

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