Using ParseChildren attribute to load child tags - VS removes tags

[Steve]

I am building a poll control, nested in the tag I have child tags to setup
the poll options.

Everything works fine, but when I edit a property in VS design mode, VS
removes the child tags.



C# Code:

[ParseChildren(true, "Options")]
public class PollForm : Control, INamingContainer
{
private ArrayList options = new ArrayList();

public ArrayList Options
{
get { return options; }
}
}


public class Option
{
private string text;

public string Text
{
get { return text; }
set { text = value; }
}
}

Tags:

<MyTag:PollForm id=”poll1” runat="server">
<MyTag:Option Text=”Option 1” />
<MyTag:Option Text=”Option 2” />
</MyTag:PollForm>


How do I stop VS removing the child tags?

[Victor Garcia Aprea [MVP]]

Hi Steve,

Take a look at the PersistChildren attribute.

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"Steve" <Steve@Dot.Net> wrote in message
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> I am building a poll control, nested in the tag I have child tags to setup
> the poll options.
>
> Everything works fine, but when I edit a property in VS design mode, VS
> removes the child tags.
>
>
>
> C# Code:
>
> [ParseChildren(true, "Options")]
> public class PollForm : Control, INamingContainer
> {
> private ArrayList options = new ArrayList();
>
> public ArrayList Options
> {
> get { return options; }
> }
> }
>
>
> public class Option
> {
> private string text;
>
> public string Text
> {
> get { return text; }
> set { text = value; }
> }
> }
>
> Tags:
>
> <MyTag:PollForm id="poll1" runat="server">
> <MyTag:Option Text="Option 1" />
> <MyTag:Option Text="Option 2" />
> </MyTag:PollForm>
>
>
> How do I stop VS removing the child tags?

[Steve]

Thanks

this is what i finely got to work

adding [PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)] to the public
property


C# Code:

[ParseChildren(true, "Options")]
public class PollForm : Control, INamingContainer
{
private ArrayList options = new ArrayList();

[PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
public ArrayList Options
{
get { return options; }
}
}


public class Option
{
private string text;

public string Text
{
get { return text; }
set { text = value; }
}
}

Tags:

<MyTag:PollForm id=”poll1” runat="server">
<MyTag:Option Text=”Option 1” />
<MyTag:Option Text=”Option 2” />
</MyTag:PollForm>