Can't set value to the property "Width" of my custom webcontrol

[Brook]

In webform.aspx: <cc:ctlB ID="ctl1" runat="server" Width="200px" />

If set value to width property, I will get a error that say ctlB.Page is null. This control will be fine with no width property, why?

Could anybody help me ? thanks

ctlA.cs
----------------------------
[
AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal),
AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Inheritance Demand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal),
DefaultProperty("Text"),
ValidationProperty("Text"),
ToolboxData("<{0}:ctlA runat=\"server\"</{0}:ctlA>")
]
public class ctlA : WebControl, INamingContainer
{
protected TextBox _textBox;
protected HiddenField _hiddenBox;

[Bindable(false), DefaultValue(""), TypeConverter(typeof(UnitConverter))]
public override Unit Width
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return this._textBox.Width;
}
set
{
EnsureChildControls();
this._textBox.Width = value;
}
}

public override bool EnableViewState
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return this._textBox.EnableViewState;
}
set
{
EnsureChildControls();
this._textBox.EnableViewState = value;
this._hiddenBox.EnableViewState = value;
this.EnableViewState = value;
}
}

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
this._textBox = new TextBox();
this._textBox.ID = "Name";
this._textBox.ReadOnly = this.ReadOnly;
this._hiddenBox = new HiddenField();
this._hiddenBox.ID = "Value";

this.Controls.Add(this._textBox);
this.Controls.Add(this._hiddenBox);
}

protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
EnsureChildControls();
base.Render(writer);
}

public override ControlCollection Controls
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return base.Controls;
}
}

public ctlA()
: base(HtmlTextWriterTag.Span)
{
}
}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ctlB.cs
------------------------------

[ToolboxData("<{0}:ctlB runat=\"server\"</{0}:ctlB>")]
public class ctlB : ctlA
{
internal Image _schImage;

public ctlB()
: base()
{
}

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
base.CreateChildControls();

this._schImage = new Image();
this._schImage.ID = "imgButton";
this._schImage.Attributes["align"] = "absmiddle";

this._schImage.Attributes["onclick"] = String.Format("__OpenDialog('{0}', null, {1}, {2}, '{3}', '{4}', {5});",
Page.ResolveUrl(this.DialogPagePath), this.DialogWidth.ToString(), this.DialogHeight.ToString(), this._textBox.ClientID, this._hiddenBox.ClientID, (this.DialogMode == DialogMode.Model) ? "true" : "false");

this.Controls.Add(_schImage);
}

protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnPreRender(e);
this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptResourc e(this.GetType(), "OpenDialog.js");
}

public override ControlCollection Controls
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return base.Controls;
}
}
}

[bruce barker]

simple, your CreateChildControls references Page before it has been set.
your control should handle being created and its properties set before
being added to the Pages control collection. to work in a designer it
should handle nopage and no request.

defer references to other controls (like the page) until prerender or
render.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
Brook wrote:

>
In webform.aspx: <cc:ctlB ID="ctl1" runat="server" Width="200px" />

If set value to width property, I will get a error that say ctlB.Page is
null. This control will be fine with no width property, why?

Could anybody help me ? thanks

*ctlA.cs*
*----------------------------*
[
AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level =
AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal),
AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Inheritance Demand, Level =
AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal),
DefaultProperty("Text"),
ValidationProperty("Text"),
ToolboxData("<{0}:ctlA runat=\"server\"</{0}:ctlA>")
]
public class ctlA : WebControl, INamingContainer
{
protected TextBox _textBox;
protected HiddenField _hiddenBox;

[Bindable(false), DefaultValue(""),
TypeConverter(typeof(UnitConverter))]
public override Unit Width
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return this._textBox.Width;
}
set
{
EnsureChildControls();
this._textBox.Width = value;
}
}

public override bool EnableViewState
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return this._textBox.EnableViewState;
}
set
{
EnsureChildControls();
this._textBox.EnableViewState = value;
this._hiddenBox.EnableViewState = value;
this.EnableViewState = value;
}
}

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
this._textBox = new TextBox();
this._textBox.ID = "Name";
this._textBox.ReadOnly = this.ReadOnly;
this._hiddenBox = new HiddenField();
this._hiddenBox.ID = "Value";

this.Controls.Add(this._textBox);
this.Controls.Add(this._hiddenBox);
}

protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
EnsureChildControls();
base.Render(writer);
}

public override ControlCollection Controls
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return base.Controls;
}
}

public ctlA()
: base(HtmlTextWriterTag.Span)
{
}
}
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*ctlB.cs*
*------------------------------*

[ToolboxData("<{0}:ctlB runat=\"server\"</{0}:ctlB>")]
public class ctlB : ctlA
{
internal Image _schImage;

public ctlB()
: base()
{
}

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
base.CreateChildControls();

this._schImage = new Image();
this._schImage.ID = "imgButton";
this._schImage.Attributes["align"] = "absmiddle";

this._schImage.Attributes["onclick"] =
String.Format("__OpenDialog('{0}', null, {1}, {2}, '{3}', '{4}', {5});",
Page.ResolveUrl(this.DialogPagePath),
this.DialogWidth.ToString(), this.DialogHeight.ToString(),
this._textBox.ClientID, this._hiddenBox.ClientID, (this.DialogMode ==
DialogMode.Model) ? "true" : "false");

this.Controls.Add(_schImage);
}

protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnPreRender(e);

this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptResourc e(this.GetType(),
"OpenDialog.js");
}

public override ControlCollection Controls
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return base.Controls;
}
}
}

[Brook]

thank you, bruce!
the problem be solved by your help.

But i can't read embeded resource with no page object.

this._schImage.ImageUrl = Page.ClientScript.GetWebResourceUrl(typeof(ctlB),
"Search.gif");

How can i get embeded resource in design mode to instead of
GetWebResourceUrl method ?

"bruce barker" <no****@nospam.comwrote in message
news:ec**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

simple, your CreateChildControls references Page before it has been set.
your control should handle being created and its properties set before
being added to the Pages control collection. to work in a designer it
should handle nopage and no request.

defer references to other controls (like the page) until prerender or
render.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
Brook wrote:

>>
In webform.aspx: <cc:ctlB ID="ctl1" runat="server" Width="200px" />

If set value to width property, I will get a error that say ctlB.Page is
null. This control will be fine with no width property, why?

Could anybody help me ? thanks

*ctlA.cs*
*----------------------------*
[
AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level =
AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal),
AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Inheritanc eDemand, Level =
AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal),
DefaultProperty("Text"),
ValidationProperty("Text"),
ToolboxData("<{0}:ctlA runat=\"server\"</{0}:ctlA>")
]
public class ctlA : WebControl, INamingContainer
{
protected TextBox _textBox;
protected HiddenField _hiddenBox;

[Bindable(false), DefaultValue(""),
TypeConverter(typeof(UnitConverter))]
public override Unit Width
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return this._textBox.Width;
}
set
{
EnsureChildControls();
this._textBox.Width = value;
}
}

public override bool EnableViewState
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return this._textBox.EnableViewState;
}
set
{
EnsureChildControls();
this._textBox.EnableViewState = value;
this._hiddenBox.EnableViewState = value;
this.EnableViewState = value;
}
}

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
this._textBox = new TextBox();
this._textBox.ID = "Name";
this._textBox.ReadOnly = this.ReadOnly;
this._hiddenBox = new HiddenField();
this._hiddenBox.ID = "Value";

this.Controls.Add(this._textBox);
this.Controls.Add(this._hiddenBox);
}

protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
EnsureChildControls();
base.Render(writer);
}

public override ControlCollection Controls
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return base.Controls;
}
}

public ctlA()
: base(HtmlTextWriterTag.Span)
{
}
}
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*ctlB.cs*
*------------------------------*

[ToolboxData("<{0}:ctlB runat=\"server\"</{0}:ctlB>")]
public class ctlB : ctlA
{
internal Image _schImage;

public ctlB()
: base()
{
}

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
base.CreateChildControls();

this._schImage = new Image();
this._schImage.ID = "imgButton";
this._schImage.Attributes["align"] = "absmiddle";

this._schImage.Attributes["onclick"] =
String.Format("__OpenDialog('{0}', null, {1}, {2}, '{3}', '{4}', {5});",
Page.ResolveUrl(this.DialogPagePath),
this.DialogWidth.ToString(), this.DialogHeight.ToString(),
this._textBox.ClientID, this._hiddenBox.ClientID, (this.DialogMode ==
DialogMode.Model) ? "true" : "false");

this.Controls.Add(_schImage);
}

protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnPreRender(e);

this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptResour ce(this.GetType(),
"OpenDialog.js");
}

public override ControlCollection Controls
{
get
{
EnsureChildControls();
return base.Controls;
}
}
}