protected override void CreateChildControls()

[Jon]

Hi!
I'm creating a custom Server Control which implements the method in the
subject line (Protected override void CreateChildControls)

In here I have the following code:

LBL myLbl = new LBL();
myLbl.ID = "MyLbl";
myLbl.Text = objCustomFieldUtil.GetName("custom");
this.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<td class=\"regLabelCell\">"));
this.Controls.Add(myLbl);
this.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("</td>"));

Now what I'd like to do is add the child controls dynamically by looping
through a Data Table:

for(int i = 0; i < objDT.Rows.Count; i++)
{
//Implement Adding Controls here
}

The problem arises that I need to declare my label or textbox before I can
added it. Anyone know a way around this?

Thank you.

[John Saunders]

Jon, it's not a problem:

for(into I = 0; I < bond.Rows.Count; I++)
{
Label aspLabel = new Label();
aspLabel.ID = "Label" + I.ToString();
aspLabel.Text = bond.Rows[I]["field"];
this.Controls.Add(aspLabel);
}

Of course, you want to do this in the right place, and maybe you want to
enclose each label in a "<td></td>".
--
John Saunders
Internet Engineer
[email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]

P.S. Did you do this.Controls.Clear() at the beginning of
CreateChildControls?

"Jon" <anon@covad.net> wrote in message
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> Hi!
> I'm creating a custom Server Control which implements the method in

the

> subject line (Protected override void CreateChildControls)
>
> In here I have the following code:
>
> LBL myLbl = new LBL();
> myLbl.ID = "MyLbl";
> myLbl.Text = objCustomFieldUtil.GetName("custom");
> this.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<td class=\"regLabelCell\">"));
> this.Controls.Add(myLbl);
> this.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("</td>"));
>
> Now what I'd like to do is add the child controls dynamically by looping
> through a Data Table:
>
> for(int i = 0; i < objDT.Rows.Count; i++)
> {
> //Implement Adding Controls here
> }
>
> The problem arises that I need to declare my label or textbox before I can
> added it. Anyone know a way around this?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Jon]

John,
Thanks...Sorry for not trying that first (makes me look like a
dumba$$ In my defense it was late and I was on the way out :-) )

I did not do this.Controls.Clear(), what does that do exactly...remove all
references to child controls on the postback?

Thanks,

Jon

"John Saunders" <john.saunders@surfcontrol.com> wrote in message
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> Jon, it's not a problem:
>
> for(into I = 0; I < bond.Rows.Count; I++)
> {
> Label aspLabel = new Label();
> aspLabel.ID = "Label" + I.ToString();
> aspLabel.Text = bond.Rows[I]["field"];
> this.Controls.Add(aspLabel);
> }
>
> Of course, you want to do this in the right place, and maybe you want to
> enclose each label in a "<td></td>".
> --
> John Saunders
> Internet Engineer
> [email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]
>
> P.S. Did you do this.Controls.Clear() at the beginning of
> CreateChildControls?
>
> "Jon" <anon@covad.net> wrote in message
> news:bgs54n$v6n$1@sun-news.laserlink.net...

> > Hi!
> > I'm creating a custom Server Control which implements the method in

> the

> > subject line (Protected override void CreateChildControls)
> >
> > In here I have the following code:
> >
> > LBL myLbl = new LBL();
> > myLbl.ID = "MyLbl";
> > myLbl.Text = objCustomFieldUtil.GetName("custom");
> > this.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<td class=\"regLabelCell\">"));
> > this.Controls.Add(myLbl);
> > this.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("</td>"));
> >
> > Now what I'd like to do is add the child controls dynamically by looping
> > through a Data Table:
> >
> > for(int i = 0; i < objDT.Rows.Count; i++)
> > {
> > //Implement Adding Controls here
> > }
> >
> > The problem arises that I need to declare my label or textbox before I

can

> > added it. Anyone know a way around this?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

>
>

[John Saunders]

"Jon" <anon@covad.net> wrote in message
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> John,
> Thanks...Sorry for not trying that first (makes me look like a
> dumba$$ In my defense it was late and I was on the way out :-) )
>
> I did not do this.Controls.Clear(), what does that do exactly...remove all
> references to child controls on the postback?

Controls.Clear() removes all of your child controls. You do it at the
beginning of CreateChildControls to ensure that the set of child controls is
exaclty the set created in CreateChildControls.

Now, I never quite tracked it down, but I've had problems with
CreateChildControls being called twice. Calling Controls.Clear solved the
problem.

--
John Saunders
Internet Engineer
[email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]

[Jonathan Williams]

Cool, thanks for the tip and all the help.

-Jon


"John Saunders" <john.saunders@surfcontrol.com> wrote in message
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> "Jon" <anon@covad.net> wrote in message
> news:bgu4nh$9am$1@sun-news.laserlink.net...

> > John,
> > Thanks...Sorry for not trying that first (makes me look like a
> > dumba$$ In my defense it was late and I was on the way out :-) )
> >
> > I did not do this.Controls.Clear(), what does that do exactly...remove

all

> > references to child controls on the postback?

>
> Controls.Clear() removes all of your child controls. You do it at the
> beginning of CreateChildControls to ensure that the set of child controls

is

> exaclty the set created in CreateChildControls.
>
> Now, I never quite tracked it down, but I've had problems with
> CreateChildControls being called twice. Calling Controls.Clear solved the
> problem.
>
> --
> John Saunders
> Internet Engineer
> [email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]
>
>
>