User control check for (external) control existence

[mjm917]

I am in the process of converting some mark-up & code into a user control. In the original code, a label was being set to display some instructions to the user. This label will exist outside of the user control. How do I refer to it in the uc code?

I tried to check for existence using ...

if ((Label)InstructionsLabel != null)

No good. When I view the page I get ...

CS0103: The name 'InstructionsLabel' does not exist in
the current context

Any and all help would be appreciated.

MJM

 

[mjm917]

Everyone -

After taking a break, I came back to this with a clear head... and a solution.

lbl = Page.FindControl("LabelOutsideTheUserControl") as Label;
if (lbl != null)
{
lbl.Text = "";
}

Thought I would post this in case anyone out there is looking for answer as well

MJM