problem iterating through controls on a web form.

[Milsnips]

hi there,

i have a strange problem. I want to programatically loop through each
control on a page, but am having issues.

my test example:

1. header.ascx - the ascx control finds all the child controls no problems

2. default.aspx - i dont find any controls that are placed directly on the
form.

i call the function as follows

AddControlsToDatabase(Me) - this is placed on every page_ for both ASPX
pages and ASCX pages.


my function is as follows:
Sub AddControlsToDatabase(ByVal mypage As Object)
For Each c As Control In mypage.controls
'hyperlink
If TypeOf c Is HyperLink Then
Dim l As HyperLink = CType(c, HyperLink)
'...my code goes here...
End If


'Button
If TypeOf c Is Button Then
Dim l As Button = CType(c, Button)
'...my code goes here...
End If
Next
End Sub



Any help is appreciated in why this doesnt pickup the ASPX page controls
within the Controls collection.

thanks,

Paul.

 

[Scott M.]

For Each Control In Me.Controls

Next

 

[Milsnips]

thanks.. problem solved.

For Each Control In Me.Controls

Next

 

[Shiva]

For .aspx pages, the controls are placed inside the form (<form> tag), not
at the page level itself. So, you have to loop through the Controls
collection of the form control instance.

Dim f As HtmlForm = Me.FindControl (<form tag id>)
For Each c As Control in f.Controls
....
If TypeOf c Is Button Then
End If
....
Next

As discussed earlier in the group, you may have to use recursion to
loop-through controls inside a container control which could be a member of
a Controls collection.

HTH

hi there,

i have a strange problem. I want to programatically loop through each
control on a page, but am having issues.

my test example:

1. header.ascx - the ascx control finds all the child controls no problems

2. default.aspx - i dont find any controls that are placed directly on the
form.

i call the function as follows

AddControlsToDatabase(Me) - this is placed on every page_ for both ASPX
pages and ASCX pages.


my function is as follows:
Sub AddControlsToDatabase(ByVal mypage As Object)
For Each c As Control In mypage.controls
'hyperlink
If TypeOf c Is HyperLink Then
Dim l As HyperLink = CType(c, HyperLink)
'...my code goes here...
End If


'Button
If TypeOf c Is Button Then
Dim l As Button = CType(c, Button)
'...my code goes here...
End If
Next
End Sub



Any help is appreciated in why this doesnt pickup the ASPX page controls
within the Controls collection.

thanks,

Paul.

 

[Scott M.]

Your welcome...Good luck!

thanks.. problem solved.