Help: User control dim changes RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!

[VB Programmer]

I changed a usercontrol dim from:
Protected WithEvents ddlView As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
to:
Public Shared ddlView As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList

I saved it SEVERAL times. It was working for about a day then, as I'm
programming today, I notice that it's changed back to the original. Any
ideas? This happened several times and each time I fix it it works fine.

Thanks in advace.

[Kairi Zikpin]

this declaration was likely done by the vs.net (in other words, this is
generated code). vs.net could be the one changing it back, so you need
to find a better way to work with this control. why is it shared? maybe
using public properties to access the protected control would be better

VB Programmer wrote:

> I changed a usercontrol dim from:
> Protected WithEvents ddlView As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
> to:
> Public Shared ddlView As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
>
> I saved it SEVERAL times. It was working for about a day then, as I'm
> programming today, I notice that it's changed back to the original. Any
> ideas? This happened several times and each time I fix it it works fine.
>
> Thanks in advace.
>
>

[Kairi Zikpin]

if the property is shared, the other item has to be shared. why is the
property shared? i dont get that part.

VB Programmer wrote:

> Thanks. I tried this:
>
> Public Shared Property ddlMyView() As DropDownList
> Get
> Return ddlView
> End Get
> Set(ByVal Value As DropDownList)
> ddlView = Value
> End Set
> End Property
>
> But, I get a squiggly under the ddlView and it says 'Cannot refer to an
> instance member of a class from within a shared method or a shared member
> initialize without an explicit instance of the class'.
>
> Any more ideas? Thanks!
>
> "Kairi Zikpin" <zikkai.nospam.@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:3F01D8EA.8060509@netscape.net...
>

>>think of a usercontrol as a class/object. it has a public interface and
>>a non-public interface. that dropdown list is not accesible publicly.
>>create a read/write property of type dropdownlist as shown below (or
>>something to that effect)
>>
>>Public Property xxx() As DropDownList
>> Get
>> return ddlView
>> End Get
>> Set(ByVal Value As DropDownList)
>> ddlView = value
>> End Set
>>End Property
>>
>>then you go
>>ucMenu.xxx.Items.FindByText("AC").Selected = True
>>
>>in that way ddlView can remain protected or private and its still ok
>>
>>VB Programmer wrote:
>>

>>>On a webform that uses the usercontrol, I am trying to set the value of

>>

> a
>

>>>dropdownlist that is located IN the usercontrol.
>>>
>>>Ex: ucMenu.ddlView.Items.FindByText("AC").Selected = True
>>>
>>>Is there a better way to do this?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>"Kairi Zikpin" <zikkai.nospam.@netscape.net> wrote in message
>>>news:3F01991A.7080409@netscape.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>this declaration was likely done by the vs.net (in other words, this is
>>>>generated code). vs.net could be the one changing it back, so you need
>>>>to find a better way to work with this control. why is it shared? maybe
>>>>using public properties to access the protected control would be better
>>>>
>>>>VB Programmer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I changed a usercontrol dim from:
>>>>> Protected WithEvents ddlView As
>>>>
>>>System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
>>>
>>>
>>>>>to:
>>>>> Public Shared ddlView As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
>>>>>
>>>>>I saved it SEVERAL times. It was working for about a day then, as I'm
>>>>>programming today, I notice that it's changed back to the original. Any
>>>>>ideas? This happened several times and each time I fix it it works
>>>>

> fine.
>

>>>>>Thanks in advace.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>
>

[Chris Mahoney]

I'm not the original poster, but I'm having the same problem. If I don't
make the property shared, I get the error "Reference to a non-shared member
requires an object reference" when trying to access the property from the
parent page.

Chris


"Kairi Zikpin" <zikkai.nospam.@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:3F0393E3.2020000@netscape.net...

> if the property is shared, the other item has to be shared. why is the
> property shared? i dont get that part.
>
> VB Programmer wrote:

> > Thanks. I tried this:
> >
> > Public Shared Property ddlMyView() As DropDownList
> > Get
> > Return ddlView
> > End Get
> > Set(ByVal Value As DropDownList)
> > ddlView = Value
> > End Set
> > End Property
> >
> > But, I get a squiggly under the ddlView and it says 'Cannot refer to an
> > instance member of a class from within a shared method or a shared

member

> > initialize without an explicit instance of the class'.
> >
> > Any more ideas? Thanks!
> >
> > "Kairi Zikpin" <zikkai.nospam.@netscape.net> wrote in message
> > news:3F01D8EA.8060509@netscape.net...
> >

> >>think of a usercontrol as a class/object. it has a public interface and
> >>a non-public interface. that dropdown list is not accesible publicly.
> >>create a read/write property of type dropdownlist as shown below (or
> >>something to that effect)
> >>
> >>Public Property xxx() As DropDownList
> >> Get
> >> return ddlView
> >> End Get
> >> Set(ByVal Value As DropDownList)
> >> ddlView = value
> >> End Set
> >>End Property
> >>
> >>then you go
> >>ucMenu.xxx.Items.FindByText("AC").Selected = True
> >>
> >>in that way ddlView can remain protected or private and its still ok
> >>
> >>VB Programmer wrote:
> >>
> >>>On a webform that uses the usercontrol, I am trying to set the value of
> >>

> > a
> >

> >>>dropdownlist that is located IN the usercontrol.
> >>>
> >>>Ex: ucMenu.ddlView.Items.FindByText("AC").Selected = True
> >>>
> >>>Is there a better way to do this?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>"Kairi Zikpin" <zikkai.nospam.@netscape.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:3F01991A.7080409@netscape.net...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>this declaration was likely done by the vs.net (in other words, this

is

> >>>>generated code). vs.net could be the one changing it back, so you need
> >>>>to find a better way to work with this control. why is it shared?

maybe

> >>>>using public properties to access the protected control would be

better

> >>>>
> >>>>VB Programmer wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I changed a usercontrol dim from:
> >>>>> Protected WithEvents ddlView As
> >>>>
> >>>System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>to:
> >>>>> Public Shared ddlView As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I saved it SEVERAL times. It was working for about a day then, as I'm
> >>>>>programming today, I notice that it's changed back to the original.

Any

> >>>>>ideas? This happened several times and each time I fix it it works
> >>>>

> > fine.
> >

> >>>>>Thanks in advace.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>

> >
> >

>