Dynamically-added Button not triggering event handler. Why?

[parsifal]

Hi everyone

In my Page_Load, I create a control, and do an AddHandler on it
(VB.NET). The button is created and displayed, and does cause a
postback, but the event handler isn't fired. What am I doing wrong?
Here's the code for adding the button:

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Using btn As New Button
btn.Text = "clicky!"
btn.CommandName = "CheckIn"
btn.CommandArgument = "stuff!"
AddHandler btn.Command, AddressOf CheckInAppointment

btn.ID = "StuffButton"

Debug.Controls.Add(btn)
End Using
End Sub

Thanks for any help!!
Sean

 

[parsifal]

Hi everyone

In my Page_Load, I create a control, and do an AddHandler on it
(VB.NET). The button is created and displayed, and does cause a
postback, but the event handler isn't fired. What am I doing wrong?
Here's the code for adding the button:

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Using btn As New Button
btn.Text = "clicky!"
btn.CommandName = "CheckIn"
btn.CommandArgument = "stuff!"
AddHandler btn.Command, AddressOf CheckInAppointment

btn.ID = "StuffButton"

Debug.Controls.Add(btn)
End Using
End Sub

Thanks for any help!!
Sean

Okay, I figured out my problem. This is a subtle one.

If I take out the Using block, it works fine. I find this odd because
once I add it to the Controls array of the Debug Panel, shouldn't a
reference to the button be held? (This question assumes that the
problem is that the object becomes lost at some point, because I'm
using a Using block.) No other control I use has the drawback that I
can't use a Using block. But the event-handling portion must be
what's being broken somehow, because the button is still displayed.

Can anyone explain to me why this is the case? I'm very curious.

Thanks,
Sean

 

[Guest]

Hi everyone

In my Page_Load, I create a control, and do an AddHandler on it
(VB.NET). The button is created and displayed, and does cause a
postback, but the event handler isn't fired. What am I doing wrong?
Here's the code for adding the button:

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Using btn As New Button
btn.Text = "clicky!"
btn.CommandName = "CheckIn"
btn.CommandArgument = "stuff!"
AddHandler btn.Command, AddressOf CheckInAppointment

btn.ID = "StuffButton"

Debug.Controls.Add(btn)
End Using
End Sub

Thanks for any help!!
Sean

Using block disposes all resources when the code exits the block.
Delete it.

 

[parsifal]

Using block disposes all resources when the code exits the block.
Delete it.- Hide quoted text -

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But if I add the "Used" object to a collection (or if anything else
maintains a reference to the Used object), doesn't it remain in memory?

 

[Guest]

But if I add the "Used" object to a collection (or if anything else
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OK, I see you figured out the problem.

The Using statement defines a scope for an object that implement the
IDisposable interface where the object will be automatically exposed
at the end of the scope. The Button control inherited from the
WebControl and Control that implement the IDisposable.

So, using Using..End Using is the same if you call

btn.Dispose()

at the end of your block.