reference master page class from content page base class?

[Managed Code]

I have a BasePage class that derives from System.Web.UI.Page. All of my
content pages derive from this. The derived page classes use the
following MasterType declaration that follows to reference the master.

<%@ MasterType TypeName="MyMasterPage" %>

How do I reference the master page class from the BasePage?


Thanks...

mc

 

[Nicole Calinoiu]

Cast the page's Master property return value to the type of the master.
e.g.:

MyMasterPage masterPage = (MyMasterPage)this.Master;

 

[Managed Code]

<%@ MasterType virtualpath="~/myMasterPage.master" %>
will let you access all public members of the master as
this.Master.myMember
--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer & Consultant
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]

I have a BasePage class that derives from System.Web.UI.Page. All of my
content pages derive from this. The derived page classes use the
following MasterType declaration that follows to reference the master.

<%@ MasterType TypeName="MyMasterPage" %>

How do I reference the master page class from the BasePage?


Thanks...

mc

I tried the first option of

MyMasterPage masterPage = (MyMasterPage)this.Master;

which generated the following error

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WorkFlow\App_Code\PageBase.cs(22,3): error CS0246:
The type or namespace name 'MyMasterPage' could not be found (are you
missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

This cast works from a content page that derives directly from
System.Web.UI.Page and that has a corresponding aspx page, but does not
seem to work from the parent class that is inserted into the derivation
chain between the content page and System.Web.UI.Page;

As for the next option of

<%@ MasterType virtualpath="~/myMasterPage.master" %>

There is no corresponding content page for this parent class in which
to insert this directive.
Is there a content page derivation mechanism that will allow this?

Thanks,

mc

 

[Eliyahu Goldin]

<%@ MasterType virtualpath="~/myMasterPage.master" %>
will let you access all public members of the master as
this.Master.myMember