where to put the objectdatasource of a user control

[djionel82]

I have a user control which needs to display some data.
Where should I place the the objectdatasource that holds the data?
I have threee options:
1. I define the object data source in the page where the control is
used and in the ascx page of the user control, I refer the
objectdatasource. The drawback is that I have to define the
objectdatasource with the same ID as the user control expects.
2. I can overcome the drawback from 1. by exposing a propertz that can
set the ID of the objectdatasource. But what i still don't like about
this solution is that I have the usercontrol and the objectdatasources
defined in two separated pages.
3. I can define the object data source inside the user control and I
can expose it through a public property. this way i have access to the
objectdatasource of the user control and I don't have to clutter may
page with object datasource needed only for the user control.

which is the best practice?

Thanx,
Ionel

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Feed the bits to the control from the page and you have overcome the
drawback of option #1. You can create a property on the control to feed it.
Don't set the id, but rather, feed the actual data you need to bind. Hope
this makes sense.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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