Make a control Readonly using the controls Collection

[GP]

Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the
textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not
valid property.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}

[Curt_C [MVP]]

I believe what you are after is:
..GetType()
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"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the
textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not
valid property.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}

[Hermit Dave]

why dont you do a explicit typecast and then get its readonly property
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}

i think this should do the job
--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the
textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not
valid property.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}

[John Saunders]

"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the
textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not
valid property.

foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
{
TextBox txt = (TextBox) ctl;
txt.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}
}
-----
John Saunders

[GP]

Hi Hermit Dave,

Thanks for you response.
This time it didn't error me out, but none of my text boxes is set to
readonly.
My text boxes are declared using System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box,Is it
considered of Type TextBox too while using the Controls iteration.

Thanks
GP
"Hermit Dave" wrote:

why dont you do a explicit typecast and then get its readonly property
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}

i think this should do the job
--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the
textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not
valid property.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}

[Hermit Dave]

Yeap unless you have another control with the name TextBox it should map to
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box

Get into Debug mode. put in a break point and see if its getting executed.
also try setting Enabled property to false.

--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Hi Hermit Dave,

Thanks for you response.
This time it didn't error me out, but none of my text boxes is set to
readonly.
My text boxes are declared using System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box,Is it
considered of Type TextBox too while using the Controls iteration.

Thanks
GP
"Hermit Dave" wrote:

why dont you do a explicit typecast and then get its readonly property
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}

i think this should do the job
--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not valid property.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}

[GP]

Thanks for your responses.
When I set to readonly it didn't work.Still I am able to edit the controls.
But when I set the control enabled=false.I see the text boxes disabled.
But I want the text box to be read only,so that I can get the values in the
viewstate.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
s= ctl.GetType().N ame;
if (s == "TextBox")
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}
}
Even I tried TextBox txt = (TextBox) ctl;
txt.ReadOnly=fa lse;

Thanks
GP

"Hermit Dave" wrote:

Yeap unless you have another control with the name TextBox it should map to
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box

Get into Debug mode. put in a break point and see if its getting executed.
also try setting Enabled property to false.

--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Hi Hermit Dave,

Thanks for you response.
This time it didn't error me out, but none of my text boxes is set to
readonly.
My text boxes are declared using System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box,Is it
considered of Type TextBox too while using the Controls iteration.

Thanks
GP
"Hermit Dave" wrote:

why dont you do a explicit typecast and then get its readonly property
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}

i think this should do the job
--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
> Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the > textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
> Control.Can some one help me in this context?
> I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not > valid property.
> foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
> {
> if (ctl is TextBox)
> ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
> }
>
>
>

[Hermit Dave]

i think it could be based on rendering of the textbox. at the end of the day
its the browser that acts on the html attribute in the element and makes it
readonly.
with enabled = false i think you cannot do anything with the instance. ie no
modifications cant even get the focus. you still have access to the object
and the viewstate etc from serverside. The enabled = false is only for
client side rendering.

--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Thanks for your responses.
When I set to readonly it didn't work.Still I am able to edit the controls. But when I set the control enabled=false.I see the text boxes disabled.
But I want the text box to be read only,so that I can get the values in the viewstate.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
s= ctl.GetType().N ame;
if (s == "TextBox")
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}
}
Even I tried TextBox txt = (TextBox) ctl;
txt.ReadOnly=fa lse;

Thanks
GP

"Hermit Dave" wrote:

Yeap unless you have another control with the name TextBox it should map to System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box

Get into Debug mode. put in a break point and see if its getting executed. also try setting Enabled property to false.

--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Hi Hermit Dave,

Thanks for you response.
This time it didn't error me out, but none of my text boxes is set to
readonly.
My text boxes are declared using System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box,Is it considered of Type TextBox too while using the Controls iteration.

Thanks
GP
"Hermit Dave" wrote:

> why dont you do a explicit typecast and then get its readonly property > foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
> {
> if (ctl is TextBox)
> {
> ((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
> }
> }
>
> i think this should do the job
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Hermit Dave
> (http://hdave.blogspot.com)
> "GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
> > Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make

the

> > textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for

the > > Control.Can some one help me in this context?
> > I want to do something like this below.But I get a message

Readonly is not

> > valid property.
> > foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
> > {
> > if (ctl is TextBox)
> > ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
> > }
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

[GP]

Thanks for you answer
"Hermit Dave" wrote:

i think it could be based on rendering of the textbox. at the end of the day
its the browser that acts on the html attribute in the element and makes it
readonly.
with enabled = false i think you cannot do anything with the instance. ie no
modifications cant even get the focus. you still have access to the object
and the viewstate etc from serverside. The enabled = false is only for
client side rendering.

--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Thanks for your responses.
When I set to readonly it didn't work.Still I am able to edit the

controls.

But when I set the control enabled=false.I see the text boxes disabled.
But I want the text box to be read only,so that I can get the values in

the

viewstate.
foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
s= ctl.GetType().N ame;
if (s == "TextBox")
{
((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
}
}
}
Even I tried TextBox txt = (TextBox) ctl;
txt.ReadOnly=fa lse;

Thanks
GP

"Hermit Dave" wrote:

Yeap unless you have another control with the name TextBox it should map to System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box

Get into Debug mode. put in a break point and see if its getting executed. also try setting Enabled property to false.

--

Regards,

Hermit Dave
(http://hdave.blogspot.com)
"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
> Hi Hermit Dave,
>
> Thanks for you response.
> This time it didn't error me out, but none of my text boxes is set to
> readonly.
> My text boxes are declared using System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box,Is it > considered of Type TextBox too while using the Controls iteration.
>
> Thanks
> GP
>
>
> "Hermit Dave" wrote:
>
> > why dont you do a explicit typecast and then get its readonly property > > foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
> > {
> > if (ctl is TextBox)
> > {
> > ((TextBox)ctl). ReadOnly = false;
> > }
> > }
> >
> > i think this should do the job
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hermit Dave
> > (http://hdave.blogspot.com)
> > "GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
> > > Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and make the
> > > textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the > > > Control.Can some one help me in this context?
> > > I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly is not
> > > valid property.
> > > foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
> > > {
> > > if (ctl is TextBox)
> > > ctl.ReadOnly=fa lse;
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

[Matt Berther]

Hello John,

This may work too...

foreach (TextBox tb in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
tb.ReadOnly = false;
}

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

"GP" <GP@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Is it possible to iterate through all the controls collection and
make the
textboxes alone as read only.I don't see a readonly property for the
Control.Can some one help me in this context?
I want to do something like this below.But I get a message Readonly
is not
valid property.

foreach (Control ctl in pnlBenefits.Con trols)
{
if (ctl is TextBox)
{
TextBox txt = (TextBox) ctl;
txt.ReadOnly=fa lse;
}
}
-----
John Saunders