Composite Control with Templates - DropDownList bubble events

[Marc Castrechini]

I have a base composite control that uses templates.

If I add buttons (image, link, etc ..) to the template we can bubble the
event as an item command using the following ...
Protected Overrides Function OnBubbleEvent(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e
As EventArgs) As Boolean

If TypeOf e Is CommandEventArgs Then

Dim cmd As CommandEventArgs = CType(e, CommandEventArgs)

RaiseEvent ItemCommand(Me, New CommandEventArgs(cmd.CommandName,
cmd.CommandArgument))

Return True

End If

Return False

End Function

Does anyone have a reference or know how to override and bubble up the
SelectedIndexChanged event?

Please note that the Autopostback="True" in the template and I don't have a
member to wire up the event manually (although had considered looping
through the template controls to do so).

Final question, Is this group managed?

TIA,

- Castro

[Gaurav Vaish \(www.EduJiniOnline.com\)]

> Does anyone have a reference or know how to override and bubble up the

> SelectedIndexChanged event?

You should look at overriding the method OnSelectedIndexChanged.
The default implementation just raises the event.

> Final question, Is this group managed?

Do you mean the newsgroup? No.


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[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Marc,

The concept of event bubbling means taking unhandled events and shooting
them up the chain of parent controls until they reach the surface. Event
bubbling does not happen magically, it must be order by the controls when
they fire their events. In the case of built-in ASP.NET controls, not all
events order bubbleing to take place. Button, LinkButton, and ImageButton
are those who do event bubbling. They have an event called Command. A
button's Click event does not automatically bubble up, but its Command
event does:

Protected Overridable Sub OnClick(Byval e as EventArgs)
RaiseEvent Click(Me, e)
End Sub

Protected Overridable Sub OnCommand(Byval e as CommandEventArgs)
RaiseEvent Command(Me, e)
RaiseBubbleEvent(Me, e)
End Sub

The DropDownList does not do event bubbling by default. You will have to
create your own customized DropDownList to bubble event:

Public Class MyDropDownList
Inherits DropDownList

Protected Overrides Sub OnSelectedIndexChanged(ByVal e As
System.EventArgs)
MyBase.OnSelectedIndexChanged(e)
MyBase.RaiseBubbleEvent(Me, New
CommandEventArgs("SelectedIndexChanged", Me))
End Sub

End Class

Using this customized DropDownList in your templates content, then you can
handle the ItemCommand event like this:

Protected Sub t1_ItemCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.WebControls.CommandEventArgs) Handles t1.ItemCommand
If e.CommandName = "SelectedIndexChanged" Then
Dim ddl As DropDownList = CType(e.CommandArgument, DropDownList)
Response.Write(ddl.SelectedItem.Value)
End If
End Sub


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[Marc Castrechini]

Thank you Walter,
Although I haven't implemented it yet I do understand your recommended
solution.

Do I understand correctly that only the button objects you listed support a
Command event bubble? So I should use the recommended solution for all
other objects (Datagrid, Lists objects, etc)?

TIA,

- Marc

"Walter Wang [MSFT]" <wawang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B8cfq8G4GHA.400@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...

> Hi Marc,
>
> The concept of event bubbling means taking unhandled events and shooting
> them up the chain of parent controls until they reach the surface. Event
> bubbling does not happen magically, it must be order by the controls when
> they fire their events. In the case of built-in ASP.NET controls, not all
> events order bubbleing to take place. Button, LinkButton, and ImageButton
> are those who do event bubbling. They have an event called Command. A
> button's Click event does not automatically bubble up, but its Command
> event does:
>
> Protected Overridable Sub OnClick(Byval e as EventArgs)
> RaiseEvent Click(Me, e)
> End Sub
>
> Protected Overridable Sub OnCommand(Byval e as CommandEventArgs)
> RaiseEvent Command(Me, e)
> RaiseBubbleEvent(Me, e)
> End Sub
>
> The DropDownList does not do event bubbling by default. You will have to
> create your own customized DropDownList to bubble event:
>
> Public Class MyDropDownList
> Inherits DropDownList
>
> Protected Overrides Sub OnSelectedIndexChanged(ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs)
> MyBase.OnSelectedIndexChanged(e)
> MyBase.RaiseBubbleEvent(Me, New
> CommandEventArgs("SelectedIndexChanged", Me))
> End Sub
>
> End Class
>
> Using this customized DropDownList in your templates content, then you can
> handle the ItemCommand event like this:
>
> Protected Sub t1_ItemCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.CommandEventArgs) Handles t1.ItemCommand
> If e.CommandName = "SelectedIndexChanged" Then
> Dim ddl As DropDownList = CType(e.CommandArgument,
> DropDownList)
> Response.Write(ddl.SelectedItem.Value)
> End If
> End Sub
>
>
> This newsgroup is managed. See
> [url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/list.aspx[/url] for a
> complete list of managed newsgroups.
>
> Sincerely,
> Walter Wang (wawang@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
> ==================================================
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[Gaurav Vaish \(www.EduJiniOnline.com\)]

> Do I understand correctly that only the button objects you listed support

> a Command event bubble? So I should use the recommended solution for all
> other objects (Datagrid, Lists objects, etc)?

It's for every 'Control'.
RaiseBubbleEvent method is defined in the class 'Control'



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[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Marc,

For the built-in web controls, three of them are bubbling event by default:
Button, ImageButton, and LinkButton.

If you use Reflector to run command "Analyzer" on Control.RaiseBubbleEvent,
you will see these:

* Button.OnCommand
* ImageButton.OnCommand
* LinkButton.OnCommand

OnCommand will be used by RaisePostBackEvents which means it will gets
called when it's clicked and posted back.

* DataGridItem.OnBubbleEvent
* DataListItem.OnBubbleEvent
* DetailsViewRow.OnBubbleEvent
* FormViewRow.OnBubbleEvent
* GridViewRow.OnBubbleEvent
* Menu.OnBubbleEvent
* MenuItemTemplateContainer.OnBubbleEvent
* RepeaterItem.OnBubbleEvent

These are actually good examples of how to bubbling up the events when you
received bubbled event from your templated contents. Use RepeaterItem for
example, when you put a control which is calling RaiseBubbleEvent inside
the template, what you need to do is to override OnBubbleEvent and bubble
them up again. The bubbled event from RepeaterItem will be handled in
Repeater's overridden OnBubbleEvent:

Protected Overrides Function OnBubbleEvent(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e
As EventArgs) As Boolean
Dim flag1 As Boolean = False
If TypeOf e Is RepeaterCommandEventArgs Then
Me.OnItemCommand(DirectCast(e, RepeaterCommandEventArgs))
flag1 = True
End If
Return flag1
End Function


I hope this helps you understand how the event bubbling works. For your
last question, other than the Button, LinkButton, ImageButton controls, all
other controls are not bubbling event up by default.

I understand that your initial requirement is to handle controls' events
which are placed inside your control's templates. Besides using event
bubbling, you can use FindControl to find the controls inside the template
using their ID, and hook up its event handler dynamically.

Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Marc,

I am interested in this issue. Would you mind letting me know the result of
the suggestions? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me know.
I will be more than happy to be of assistance.

Have a great day!

Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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