Simple asp.net programing question

[Support]

Hello:

I have the following code that currently needs to go in every page.

QUESTION 1) Can Page_Preinit go somewhere else more global like Global.asax
so that I dont have to copy this code in every page

QUESTION 2) How can I externalize this code, ie, can I create a class ?...
some external code that would be located in one location only for ease of
maintenance that each page could call ? IF so, please describe in detail.

Thanks

Public Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim page As Page
page = DirectCast(sender, Page)
If Session("ScreenResolution") = "" Then
Session("path") = Request.Path
Response.Redirect("/Internals/Templates/detectscreen.aspx")
End If


If Session("ScreenResolution") = "800" Then
page.MasterPageFile = "/Internals/Templates/800MasterPage.master"
Else
page.MasterPageFile = "/Internals/Templates/1024MasterPage.master"
End If


End Sub

 

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

(a) You can use a shared base class for all your pages or a master page.

(b) You could just create a function, but I think the first solution is
better

public class utility
public sub shared SetMasterPage()
dim context as HttpContext = HttpContext.Current;
dim page as Page = ctype(context .Handler, Page)
'write the rest of your code, Response/Session/Request can all be
accessed via context.Response, context.Session, context.Request
end sub
end class

call it via Utility.SetMasterPage() but again, I think if you can work out
how to do is ala (A), you'll be better off.

Karl

 

[Kevin Spencer]

QUESTION 1) Can Page_Preinit go somewhere else more global like

Global.asax so that I dont have to copy this code in every page

You can create a base class that inherits System.Web.UI.Page, which has this
method running in it, and inherit that class for all of your Pages.

QUESTION 2) How can I externalize this code, ie, can I create a class ?...
some external code that would be located in one location only for ease of
maintenance that each page could call ? IF so, please describe in detail.

This is the same as the answer to your first question. How you create the
class depends upon the coding model you're using, as well as the tools you
have.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
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A twin turret scalawag.

 

[Support]

Thanks Karl:
As i understand things - since I am choosing which master page to use based
upon screen resolution - the code could not be tied to the master page (I
think...) so this seems to lead me to having a shared base class for all my
pages ....
Any articles you know of on how to do that ?
Thanks
Terry

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[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

Ur right about the first point, my bad for not paying closer attention

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...GGL:en&q=asp.net+common+base+page&btnG=Search

relates to 1.1, but should be applicable in 2.0 all the same.

Karl

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Thanks Karl:
As i understand things - since I am choosing which master page to use
based upon screen resolution - the code could not be tied to the master
page (I think...) so this seems to lead me to having a shared base class
for all my pages ....
Any articles you know of on how to do that ?
Thanks
Terry

"Karl Seguin [MVP]" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME
net> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

 

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

Oopss..copied the wrong link:
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/041305-1.aspx

Karl

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