Request.Form problem?

[Fernando Lopes]

Hi.
In a usercontrol (UC1) I have a textbox (txtName).
So, when i use Request.Form["txtName"], i got nothing.
But, if i use the ClientId of control, something like content$$txtName, i
got the textbox value.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks.
Fernando

 

[Karl Seguin]

Nothing. If ASP.Net simply rendered the ID as the textbox name, what would
happen if you placed two of the same user control on the page? You'd end up
with two textboxes with the same name (txtName)...what behaviour would you
expect in this case (chaos! total chaos!) As such, to ensure that control
names are unique, asp.net rendered the name element as ClientId...so use
that instead....

But really, ask yourself, is it really necessary to be using Request.Form in
the first place?

Karl

 

[Guest]

If you have a textbox within a user control you have to expose it values as
properties. Treat the user control just like a class. So,

Public Property TextName() as String
Get
return txtName.text
End Get
Set (ByVal value as String)
me.txtName.Text = value
End Set

End Property

 

[Fernando Lopes]

Thanks Carl.
But, if i need to check if textbox posted anything, how can i do that, not
using request.form?

Thansk again
Fernando

Nothing. If ASP.Net simply rendered the ID as the textbox name, what
would
happen if you placed two of the same user control on the page? You'd end
up
with two textboxes with the same name (txtName)...what behaviour would you
expect in this case (chaos! total chaos!) As such, to ensure that
control
names are unique, asp.net rendered the name element as ClientId...so use
that instead....

But really, ask yourself, is it really necessary to be using Request.Form
in
the first place?

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/

Hi.
In a usercontrol (UC1) I have a textbox (txtName).
So, when i use Request.Form["txtName"], i got nothing.
But, if i use the ClientId of control, something like content$$txtName, i
got the textbox value.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks.
Fernando

 

[Karl Seguin]

dim inputtedValue as string = txtName.Text

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/

Thanks Carl.
But, if i need to check if textbox posted anything, how can i do that, not
using request.form?

Thansk again
Fernando

Nothing. If ASP.Net simply rendered the ID as the textbox name, what
would
happen if you placed two of the same user control on the page? You'd end
up
with two textboxes with the same name (txtName)...what behaviour would you
expect in this case (chaos! total chaos!) As such, to ensure that
control
names are unique, asp.net rendered the name element as ClientId...so use
that instead....

But really, ask yourself, is it really necessary to be using Request.Form
in
the first place?

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/

Hi.
In a usercontrol (UC1) I have a textbox (txtName).
So, when i use Request.Form["txtName"], i got nothing.
But, if i use the ClientId of control, something like content$$txtName, i
got the textbox value.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks.
Fernando