Position of dynamically added controls

[Chris]

I have some code which adds controls to a placeholder. The button and label
however always appears above the dynamically added content when the actual
tags are below. Why is this. I want them to appear below as it really messes
with my plans for assessiblity. What am I doing wrong. Regards.

Dim Form1 As New HtmlForm
Form1 = Page.FindControl("form1")
Dim masterplaceholder As PlaceHolder = New PlaceHolder
masterplaceholder = Page.FindControl("plformgroup")
Form1.Controls.Add(masterplaceholder)
Dim txt As TextBox = New TextBox
masterplaceholder.Controls.Add(txt)


<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>

<asplaceHolder ID="plformgroup" runat="server"></asplaceHolder>
<asp:Label ID="lblstatus" runat="server"></asp:Label>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" />
</div>
</form>

 

[bruce barker]

it because you move the place holder to the when you add it to the forms
collection. i can not understand your code. you create a new placholde,
then throw it away. then you lookup the existing placeholder and re-add
it (why?).

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

 

[Chris]

Ah the code exists in a classoutside the page. Should I just be finding the
placeholder then adding to it?

 

[Chris]

Yes I have realised that. Now i am not adding to the form I am just finding
it. This works but now I am trying to group the control in a panel so I can
apply a css class to act as a border but now I get a band across the top of
the page rather than a border around all the controls. Any ideas why.
Regards, Chris.

Dim tmpControl As Control = page.FindControl(placeholderid)

Dim masterplaceholder As PlaceHolder = CType(tmpControl, PlaceHolder)

<aspanel ID="Panel1" runat="server" >



<asp:Label ID="lblstatus" runat="server"></asp:Label>

<asplaceHolder ID="plformgroup" runat="server">

</asplaceHolder>

<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" />


</aspanel>

 

[Chris]

Sorry there was a literal tag added elsewhere throwing the layout. Sorted
now.