ASP 2.0, how do I dynamically add a user control?

[NBartomeli]

In 1.1, I was able to say something like

dim x as control = loadcontrol("../control.ascx")
Controls.add(x)

dim y as MyCustomControlType = CType(x, MyCustomControlType)
'or
CType(x, MyCustomControlType).SomeParameter = 1234

Since everything is partial classes in 2.0, how can I accomplish this?

Thanks.

 

[ca8msm]

Since everything is partial classes in 2.0,

What difference does that make to what you are trying to do? Also, what is actually your problem? Is it that you can't load a control (like your "x" example) or is it that you can't cast a control (like your "y" example)?


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[ca8msm]

Or is it that you've actuall created a UserControl and you just want to dynamically add it to the page?


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[NBartomeli]

I want to be able to dynamically add it to a page, then cast an object as that type of control so I can call a method of that control.

I want to be able to do this:

Dim X as control = LoadControl("../controlX.ascx")
Controls.add(x)

Dim i as integer = CType(X, ControlX).DoSomething(1,2)

hope this clears things up a little.

Thanks in advance

 

[ca8msm]

And if you do mean what I said in my second post, simly use:

        Dim x As New Control
        x = LoadControl("MyUserControl.ascx")
        Panel1.Controls.Add(x)

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[NBartomeli]

The code-behind still doesn't know the TYPE of X though, so when you type

"X." you get a generic list of object methods/etc.. not the one's that are marked as public for the type of control.

So thats a start, but I need to be able to call functions on the user control, so it needs to know the type.

Thanks!