Override Text and Visible in System.Web.UI.U serControl

[Joshua]

I'm creating a web control that has an image and a text box. I would
like to then override the Visible and Text property of the
usercontrol, so when you reference the visible property of the user
control it only set the visible property of the textbox.

When i call these newly created property I get the following error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Does anybody have any idea? Thank you.
Here is the code:

public abstract class DateSelector : System.Web.UI.U serControl
{
//protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Labe l lbl_Date;
protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box txt_Date;
protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Imag e imgCalendar;

private void Page_Load(objec t sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
// Put user code to initialize the page here
string scriptStr = "javascript:ret urn popUpCalendar(t his," +
getClientID() + @", 'mm/dd/yyyy', '__doPostBack(\ '" + getClientID() +
@"\')')";
imgCalendar.Att ributes.Add("on click", scriptStr);
}
#region Web Form Designer generated code
override protected void OnInit(EventArg s e)
{
InitializeCompo nent();
base.OnInit(e);
}
private void InitializeCompo nent()
{
this.Load += new System.EventHan dler(this.Page_ Load);

}
#endregion

public string getClientID()
{
return txt_Date.Client ID;
}

public string Text
{
get
{
return txt_Date.Text;
}
set
{
txt_Date.Text = value;
}
}

public override virtual bool Visible
{
get
{
return imgCalendar.Vis ible;
}
set
{
imgCalendar.Vis ible = value;
}
}
}

[bruce barker]

this won't work. if your control is set to invisible, then its render
routine is not called. you should make a new property.

anyway the bug is your setting a property of one of your children, but
its not created yet. call ensurechildren first.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

Joshua wrote:

I'm creating a web control that has an image and a text box. I would
like to then override the Visible and Text property of the
usercontrol, so when you reference the visible property of the user
control it only set the visible property of the textbox.

When i call these newly created property I get the following error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Does anybody have any idea? Thank you.
Here is the code:

public abstract class DateSelector : System.Web.UI.U serControl
{
//protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Labe l lbl_Date;
protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box txt_Date;
protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Imag e imgCalendar;

private void Page_Load(objec t sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
// Put user code to initialize the page here
string scriptStr = "javascript:ret urn popUpCalendar(t his," +
getClientID() + @", 'mm/dd/yyyy', '__doPostBack(\ '" + getClientID() +
@"\')')";
imgCalendar.Att ributes.Add("on click", scriptStr);
}
#region Web Form Designer generated code
override protected void OnInit(EventArg s e)
{
InitializeCompo nent();
base.OnInit(e);
}
private void InitializeCompo nent()
{
this.Load += new System.EventHan dler(this.Page_ Load);

}
#endregion

public string getClientID()
{
return txt_Date.Client ID;
}

public string Text
{
get
{
return txt_Date.Text;
}
set
{
txt_Date.Text = value;
}
}

public override virtual bool Visible
{
get
{
return imgCalendar.Vis ible;
}
set
{
imgCalendar.Vis ible = value;
}
}
}