Enumerate through Controls

[Mike Collins]

I have some controls that I am creating dynamically. After the user finishes
entering their answers in these controls, I would like to iterate through
these controls and get the answers out. I have tried a couple of ways, but do
not see those controls there. Can someone please help? Below is snippett of
code to show how I am adding the controls and "for now" how I am trying to
read them back.

foreach(Questio n.BuildingBlock buildingBlock in
questions.Quest ionBuildingBloc ks)
{
Label bbLabel = new Label();
bbLabel.Text = "<p>" + buildingBlock.I dentifier + ". " +
buildingBlock.B uildingBlockTex t + "<br><br>";
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( bbLabel);

switch(building Block.BuildingB lockType.ToStri ng())
{
case "Radio":
RadioButtonList radioButtonList = new RadioButtonList ();
radioButtonList .ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
radioButtonList .DataValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
radioButtonList .DataTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
radioButtonList .DataSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
radioButtonList .DataBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( radioButtonList );
break;

case "DropDown":
DropDownList dropDownList = new DropDownList();
dropDownList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
dropDownList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
dropDownList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
dropDownList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
dropDownList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( dropDownList);
break;

case "CheckBoxes ":
CheckBoxList checkBoxList = new CheckBoxList();
checkBoxList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
checkBoxList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
checkBoxList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
checkBoxList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
checkBoxList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( checkBoxList);
break;

default: //Text
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
textBox.ID = "survey_questio n_" + buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
textBox.MaxLeng th = 8000;
textBox.Width = 600;
textBox.TextMod e = TextBoxMode.Mul tiLine;
textBox.Rows = 5;
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( textBox);
break;
}
}
}
}

private void SaveAnswers()
{
IterateThroughC hildren(this);
}
private void IterateThroughC hildren(Control parent)
{
foreach (Control c in phBuildingBlock s.Controls)
{
if (c.GetType().To String().Equals ("System.Web.UI .WebControls.Te xtBox"))
{
Response.Write( c.ID);
}

if (c.Controls.Cou nt 0)
{
IterateThroughC hildren(c);
}
}
}

[Keith]

Try recurring through the controls and adding them to a control collection
first if they are the right type (sorry this is bad code and in VB):

Sub MyRecursiveAdd( ByVal c as Control, ByRef col as Collection)
Dim child as Control
For Each child In c.Controls
If typeof child is TextBox Then
col.Add(child)
ElseIf typeof child is DropDown Then
col.Add(child)
End If
if child.HasContro ls() Then
MyRecursiveAdd( child,col)
End If
Next
End Sub

After a call to this routine, loop through all the controls in the returned
collection and process them how you show below.

"Mike Collins" wrote:

I have some controls that I am creating dynamically. After the user finishes
entering their answers in these controls, I would like to iterate through
these controls and get the answers out. I have tried a couple of ways, but do
not see those controls there. Can someone please help? Below is snippett of
code to show how I am adding the controls and "for now" how I am trying to
read them back.

foreach(Questio n.BuildingBlock buildingBlock in
questions.Quest ionBuildingBloc ks)
{
Label bbLabel = new Label();
bbLabel.Text = "<p>" + buildingBlock.I dentifier + ". " +
buildingBlock.B uildingBlockTex t + "<br><br>";
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( bbLabel);

switch(building Block.BuildingB lockType.ToStri ng())
{
case "Radio":
RadioButtonList radioButtonList = new RadioButtonList ();
radioButtonList .ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
radioButtonList .DataValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
radioButtonList .DataTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
radioButtonList .DataSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
radioButtonList .DataBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( radioButtonList );
break;

case "DropDown":
DropDownList dropDownList = new DropDownList();
dropDownList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
dropDownList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
dropDownList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
dropDownList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
dropDownList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( dropDownList);
break;

case "CheckBoxes ":
CheckBoxList checkBoxList = new CheckBoxList();
checkBoxList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
checkBoxList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
checkBoxList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
checkBoxList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
checkBoxList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( checkBoxList);
break;

default: //Text
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
textBox.ID = "survey_questio n_" + buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
textBox.MaxLeng th = 8000;
textBox.Width = 600;
textBox.TextMod e = TextBoxMode.Mul tiLine;
textBox.Rows = 5;
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( textBox);
break;
}
}
}
}

private void SaveAnswers()
{
IterateThroughC hildren(this);
}
private void IterateThroughC hildren(Control parent)
{
foreach (Control c in phBuildingBlock s.Controls)
{
if (c.GetType().To String().Equals ("System.Web.UI .WebControls.Te xtBox"))
{
Response.Write( c.ID);
}

if (c.Controls.Cou nt 0)
{
IterateThroughC hildren(c);
}
}
}

[bruce barker \(sqlwork.com\)]

you need to add the controls on postback

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"Mike Collins" <Mi*********@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote in message
news:C4******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

>I have some controls that I am creating dynamically. After the user
finishes
entering their answers in these controls, I would like to iterate through
these controls and get the answers out. I have tried a couple of ways, but
do
not see those controls there. Can someone please help? Below is snippett
of
code to show how I am adding the controls and "for now" how I am trying to
read them back.

foreach(Questio n.BuildingBlock buildingBlock in
questions.Quest ionBuildingBloc ks)
{
Label bbLabel = new Label();
bbLabel.Text = "<p>" + buildingBlock.I dentifier + ". " +
buildingBlock.B uildingBlockTex t + "<br><br>";
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( bbLabel);

switch(building Block.BuildingB lockType.ToStri ng())
{
case "Radio":
RadioButtonList radioButtonList = new RadioButtonList ();
radioButtonList .ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
radioButtonList .DataValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
radioButtonList .DataTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
radioButtonList .DataSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
radioButtonList .DataBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( radioButtonList );
break;

case "DropDown":
DropDownList dropDownList = new DropDownList();
dropDownList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
dropDownList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
dropDownList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
dropDownList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
dropDownList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( dropDownList);
break;

case "CheckBoxes ":
CheckBoxList checkBoxList = new CheckBoxList();
checkBoxList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
checkBoxList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
checkBoxList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
checkBoxList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
checkBoxList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( checkBoxList);
break;

default: //Text
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
textBox.ID = "survey_questio n_" + buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
textBox.MaxLeng th = 8000;
textBox.Width = 600;
textBox.TextMod e = TextBoxMode.Mul tiLine;
textBox.Rows = 5;
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( textBox);
break;
}
}
}
}

private void SaveAnswers()
{
IterateThroughC hildren(this);
}
private void IterateThroughC hildren(Control parent)
{
foreach (Control c in phBuildingBlock s.Controls)
{
if (c.GetType().To String().Equals ("System.Web.UI .WebControls.Te xtBox"))
{
Response.Write( c.ID);
}

if (c.Controls.Cou nt 0)
{
IterateThroughC hildren(c);
}
}
}

[Mike Collins]

I was thinking they were not persisting. So, I need to figure out how to make
them persist so I can enumerate through them and then get the value that is
in them on the postback?

"bruce barker (sqlwork.com)" wrote:

you need to add the controls on postback

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"Mike Collins" <Mi*********@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote in message
news:C4******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

I have some controls that I am creating dynamically. After the user
finishes
entering their answers in these controls, I would like to iterate through
these controls and get the answers out. I have tried a couple of ways, but
do
not see those controls there. Can someone please help? Below is snippett
of
code to show how I am adding the controls and "for now" how I am trying to
read them back.

foreach(Questio n.BuildingBlock buildingBlock in
questions.Quest ionBuildingBloc ks)
{
Label bbLabel = new Label();
bbLabel.Text = "<p>" + buildingBlock.I dentifier + ". " +
buildingBlock.B uildingBlockTex t + "<br><br>";
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( bbLabel);

switch(building Block.BuildingB lockType.ToStri ng())
{
case "Radio":
RadioButtonList radioButtonList = new RadioButtonList ();
radioButtonList .ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
radioButtonList .DataValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
radioButtonList .DataTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
radioButtonList .DataSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
radioButtonList .DataBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( radioButtonList );
break;

case "DropDown":
DropDownList dropDownList = new DropDownList();
dropDownList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
dropDownList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
dropDownList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
dropDownList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
dropDownList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( dropDownList);
break;

case "CheckBoxes ":
CheckBoxList checkBoxList = new CheckBoxList();
checkBoxList.ID = "survey_questio n_" +
buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
checkBoxList.Da taValueField = "AnswerOptionID ";
checkBoxList.Da taTextField = "AnswerOpti on";
checkBoxList.Da taSource =
Answer.ListOpti ons(buildingBlo ck.AnswerGroupI D);
checkBoxList.Da taBind();
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( checkBoxList);
break;

default: //Text
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
textBox.ID = "survey_questio n_" + buildingBlock.I dentifier.Trim( );
textBox.MaxLeng th = 8000;
textBox.Width = 600;
textBox.TextMod e = TextBoxMode.Mul tiLine;
textBox.Rows = 5;
phBuildingBlock s.Controls.Add( textBox);
break;
}
}
}
}

private void SaveAnswers()
{
IterateThroughC hildren(this);
}
private void IterateThroughC hildren(Control parent)
{
foreach (Control c in phBuildingBlock s.Controls)
{
if (c.GetType().To String().Equals ("System.Web.UI .WebControls.Te xtBox"))
{
Response.Write( c.ID);
}

if (c.Controls.Cou nt 0)
{
IterateThroughC hildren(c);
}
}
}