Access custom page methods from a user control c#

[ultplyr]

From within my user control I need to access a method of the page that
hosts the user control. I can do this by casting the page to the page
that I need, but I don't know this at runtime.

example:
from within my control :
myDatagrid.DataSource = ((vieworders.aspx)Page).PageMethod();

is there a way to do this without casting.
ie:
dgrdToPage.DataSource = Page.PageMethod();

thanks.

 

[ultplyr]

Figured out a way to access a page's methods from a user control
placed on that page. Hope this helps someone, it baffled me for
awhile.

From within the ASP.NET application namspace create an interface an
place it in the code behind section of the .aspx page.
Then implement that method in the code behind page class.

namespace MyWebsite
{
public interface IData
{
DataView GetDataView();
}

public class My_ASPX_Page : System.Web.UI.Page
{

public DataView GetDataView()
{
DataView dvwMyDataView = new DataView();
return dvwMyDataView;
}
}
}


In the code behind of the control class (.ascx) write the following
code.

public class Pager : System.Web.UI.UserControl
{
IData pgData;

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

(IData) pgData = (IData) this.Page;
MyDataGrid.DataSource = pgData.GetDataView();
}
}