load ascx and set properties

[google]

Hi,
[using asp.net 2.0 framework]
I'm using loadControl to load an ascx into a variable.
This works ok but I'm having to load the control into an Object
variable
e.g.
Dim aWidget As Object = Me.LoadControl("/assets/components/
Widget.ascx")

I'd like to be able to load it into a variable of the proper type so I
can set properties.

I'm pretty sure I could do this with the 1.1 framework simply by
changing the ascx class to public, but this doesn't work with 2.0

Many thanks,

[Peter Bucher [MVP]]

Hello ?

The type have to bee available at the current context.
Then you can use DirectCast to cast into the specific wanted type.

Dim aWidget As MyType =
DirectCast(Me.LoadControl("/assets/components/Widget.ascx"), MyType)

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Gruss, Peter Bucher
Microsoft MVP - Visual Developer ASP / ASP.NET, Switzerland
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[google]

Hi Peter,
thanks for your reply.
The problem I'm having is that even if the type is public I can't do:
Dim aWidget As MyType

I get "MyType" is not defined

I've worked a way round this problem just by adding the control to the
page, rather than loading it dynamically.

Thanks,
Joe

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[Peter Bucher [MVP]]

Hi Joe

lies the control in the same namespace, and if not: are you importing these
ones?

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Gruss, Peter Bucher
Microsoft MVP - Visual Developer ASP / ASP.NET, Switzerland
http://www.aspnetzone.de/ - ASP.NET Zone, die ASP.NET Community
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[google]

Hi Peter,
it's in the same project, and I haven't set a specific namespace.
If I look at the class view I don't see my class

It's defined like this
Public Class myWidget
Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl

and it's in a folder /assets/components/

Classes within /app_code are visisble, is this something to do with
it?

Thanks,
Joe

[Peter Bucher [MVP]]

Hello Joe

Are you using a WebSite- or an WebApplications Project?
In a WebApplication Project, the namespaces would be generated automaticly
and like the folder they lies.

and it's in a folder /assets/components/

would give: Project.assets.components

Classes within /app_code are visisble, is this something to do with
it?

Both works on a WebApplication Project.

--
Gruss, Peter Bucher
Microsoft MVP - Visual Developer ASP / ASP.NET, Switzerland
http://www.aspnetzone.de/ - ASP.NET Zone, die ASP.NET Community
http://www.aspnetzone.de/blogs/peterbucher/ - Auf den Spuren von .NET