passing variables from page to control

[DC Gringo]

I have a simple index.aspx page that declares and sets a sectionID in the
Page_Load. The in a user control later on in the page, I read the sectionID
variable (in the control's Page_Load) to determine which panel to show. It
does not work

"Name 'sectionID' is not declared" is my error while compiling the user
control.

What am I doing wrong?
This is in my main page's Page_Load

Dim sectionID As String = "about"
--
This is in my user control's Page_Load

If sectionID = "about" Then
pnlAbout.Visible = True
ElseIf sectionID = "home" Then
pnlHome.Visible = True
End If
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DC G

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Make a public property or method on your control that accepts the value from
your page. Something like this:

Public Sub SetSection(Section as Integer)
'Now I have the value I need
End Sub

The from your page, call it like this to pass the value along:
MyControlName.SetSectionID(sectionID)

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://Steve.Orr.net


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I have a simple index.aspx page that declares and sets a sectionID in the
Page_Load. The in a user control later on in the page, I read the sectionID variable (in the control's Page_Load) to determine which panel to show. It does not work

"Name 'sectionID' is not declared" is my error while compiling the user
control.

What am I doing wrong?
This is in my main page's Page_Load

Dim sectionID As String = "about"
--
This is in my user control's Page_Load

If sectionID = "about" Then
pnlAbout.Visible = True
ElseIf sectionID = "home" Then
pnlHome.Visible = True
End If
_____
DC G