need help with dynamically created user control

[Karl Seguin]

i have a dynamically created user control which contains a non-dynamically
created ASP.Net button. When the button is clicked, the event is not fired.
I know that the control must be created on postback, and it is. However,
I've noticed an intriguing thing which I think might be at the root of the
problem.

My page inherits from a basepage, which in turn inherits from
System.Web.UI.Page. On initial load, the events fire something like this:

page.load (aspx page)
control.load (dynamically loaded ascx control)
base.CreateChildControls (base page)
base.Render (base page)

however, on postback, the sequence of events changes to:
base.CreateChildControls
page.load
control.load
base.Render


I imagine that this unexpected change of sequence, in addition to what I'm
probably doing in CreateChildControls is the cause of my problem. I'm
guessing this because if I make my page inherit directly from
System.Web.UI.Page, the problem is solved (also, if I don't make the control
dynamic, the problem is solved).

Here's my CreateChildControls in the base page, as I suspect I might be
doing something wrong in it:

Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
Me.Controls.Add(_plcContent)
Dim mainForm As HtmlForm = CType(Page.FindControl("frmMain"), HtmlForm)
If Not mainForm Is Nothing Then
Dim Header As Control =
CType(Page.LoadControl("~/Presentation/Header.ascx"), Control)
Dim Footer As Control =
CType(Page.LoadControl("~/Presentation/Footer.ascx"), Control)
mainForm.Controls.AddAt(0, Header)
mainForm.Controls.Add(Footer)
_plcContent.Controls.Add(mainForm)
End If
MyBase.CreateChildControls()
End Sub


_plcContent is a new PlaceHolder defined in the base page.

Karl

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Karl, I am trying to Open my Mind.
Should MyBase.CreateChildControls() be first in line??
just guessing.

"Karl Seguin" <karl @ openmymind.net> wrote in message
news:u1zI6G1XDHA.736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> i have a dynamically created user control which contains a non-dynamically
> created ASP.Net button. When the button is clicked, the event is not

fired.

> I know that the control must be created on postback, and it is. However,
> I've noticed an intriguing thing which I think might be at the root of the
> problem.
>
> My page inherits from a basepage, which in turn inherits from
> System.Web.UI.Page. On initial load, the events fire something like this:
>
> page.load (aspx page)
> control.load (dynamically loaded ascx control)
> base.CreateChildControls (base page)
> base.Render (base page)
>
> however, on postback, the sequence of events changes to:
> base.CreateChildControls
> page.load
> control.load
> base.Render
>
>
> I imagine that this unexpected change of sequence, in addition to what I'm
> probably doing in CreateChildControls is the cause of my problem. I'm
> guessing this because if I make my page inherit directly from
> System.Web.UI.Page, the problem is solved (also, if I don't make the

control

> dynamic, the problem is solved).
>
> Here's my CreateChildControls in the base page, as I suspect I might be
> doing something wrong in it:
>
> Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
> Me.Controls.Add(_plcContent)
> Dim mainForm As HtmlForm = CType(Page.FindControl("frmMain"),

HtmlForm)

> If Not mainForm Is Nothing Then
> Dim Header As Control =
> CType(Page.LoadControl("~/Presentation/Header.ascx"), Control)
> Dim Footer As Control =
> CType(Page.LoadControl("~/Presentation/Footer.ascx"), Control)
> mainForm.Controls.AddAt(0, Header)
> mainForm.Controls.Add(Footer)
> _plcContent.Controls.Add(mainForm)
> End If
> MyBase.CreateChildControls()
> End Sub
>
>
> _plcContent is a new PlaceHolder defined in the base page.
>
> Karl
>
>