How to make an object instance available to all members of a page?

[Andy B]

I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all members of
a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where in the
codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?

[George Ter-Saakov]

VB or C#?

in C# it's called member variable.

class MyClass
{
int _iCounter = 0;
...page_Load(....)
{
_iCounter = 0;
}
.... page_Render(...)
{
_iCounter = 5;
}
}

George.
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
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>I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all members of
a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where in the
codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

You can create the object in the constructor, if you have enough
information. If this object is dynamic, you will have to go back to
something like PreInit.

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"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Oa**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all members of
a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where in the
codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?

[Andy B]

It is dynamic in the sense that there is a wizard control feeding it all of
its values, otherise it is always there. This is done in c#. I tried all
sorts of things like putting it just in the page class, but the compiler
tells me that it doesn't like that idea. I keep getting some invalid token
problems or something. Here is the errors I get along with the page
codebehind.

Error 1 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member declaration
C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 26 Main
Error 2 Method must have a return type C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My
Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 32 Main
Error 3 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member declaration
C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 27 Main
Error 4 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member declaration
C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 65 Main

using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Data;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using ContractServiceProvider.ContractModel;

namespace Main.Admin.Contracts.Stock {

public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {

Contract StockContract = new Contract();

StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();

StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

}

protected void AddStockContractWizard_ActiveStepChanged1(object sender,
EventArgs e) {

AddStockContractWizard.HeaderText = AddStockContractWizard.ActiveStep.Title;

}

protected void AddDefinitionButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {

StockContract.Dictionary.Add(WordTextBox.Text, DefinitionTextBox.Text);

}

}

}

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote in
message news:OM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

You can create the object in the constructor, if you have enough
information. If this object is dynamic, you will have to go back to
something like PreInit.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Oa**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all members
of a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where in the
codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?

[George Ter-Saakov]

You have a problem in your code
Contract StockContract = new Contract(); -- correct
---incorrect-----
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary(); ---incorrect
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string,
tring>(); ---incorrect
---You can only declare variables here and set their default values.
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
is actually a code that needs to be moved to "code execution" portion of
your program. I.E method or constructor.
You need to move incorrect lines to constructor.
So it will be
public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {
Contract StockContract = new Contract();

public Add ()
{
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
}
.....
}
George.
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:uw**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

It is dynamic in the sense that there is a wizard control feeding it all
of its values, otherise it is always there. This is done in c#. I tried
all sorts of things like putting it just in the page class, but the
compiler tells me that it doesn't like that idea. I keep getting some
invalid token problems or something. Here is the errors I get along with
the page codebehind.

Error 1 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 26 Main
Error 2 Method must have a return type C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My
Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 32 Main
Error 3 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 27 Main
Error 4 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\Co ntracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 65 Main

using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Data;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using ContractServiceProvider.ContractModel;

namespace Main.Admin.Contracts.Stock {

public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {

Contract StockContract = new Contract();

StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();

StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

}

protected void AddStockContractWizard_ActiveStepChanged1(object sender,
EventArgs e) {

AddStockContractWizard.HeaderText =
AddStockContractWizard.ActiveStep.Title;

}

protected void AddDefinitionButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {

StockContract.Dictionary.Add(WordTextBox.Text, DefinitionTextBox.Text);

}

}

}

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote in
message news:OM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>You can create the object in the constructor, if you have enough
information. If this object is dynamic, you will have to go back to
something like PreInit.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Oa**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all members
of a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where in the
codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?

[Andy B]

At that rate, wouldn't it be even better to move the Contract StockContract
= new Contract() line to the constructer?
"George Ter-Saakov" <gt****@cardone.comwrote in message
news:e5**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

You have a problem in your code
Contract StockContract = new Contract(); -- correct
---incorrect-----
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary(); ---incorrect
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string,
ring>(); ---incorrect
---You can only declare variables here and set their default values.
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
is actually a code that needs to be moved to "code execution" portion of
your program. I.E method or constructor.
You need to move incorrect lines to constructor.
So it will be
public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {
Contract StockContract = new Contract();

public Add ()
{
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
}
....
}
George.
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:uw**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>It is dynamic in the sense that there is a wizard control feeding it all
of its values, otherise it is always there. This is done in c#. I tried
all sorts of things like putting it just in the page class, but the
compiler tells me that it doesn't like that idea. I keep getting some
invalid token problems or something. Here is the errors I get along with
the page codebehind.

Error 1 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\C ontracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 26 Main
Error 2 Method must have a return type C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My
Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\C ontracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 32 Main
Error 3 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\C ontracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 27 Main
Error 4 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\C ontracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 65 Main

using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Data;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using ContractServiceProvider.ContractModel;

namespace Main.Admin.Contracts.Stock {

public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {

Contract StockContract = new Contract();

StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();

StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

}

protected void AddStockContractWizard_ActiveStepChanged1(object sender,
EventArgs e) {

AddStockContractWizard.HeaderText =
AddStockContractWizard.ActiveStep.Title;

}

protected void AddDefinitionButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {

StockContract.Dictionary.Add(WordTextBox.Text, DefinitionTextBox.Text);

}

}

}

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote in
message news:OM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>You can create the object in the constructor, if you have enough
information. If this object is dynamic, you will have to go back to
something like PreInit.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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************************************************ *
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************************************************ *
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Oa**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all members
of a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where in the
codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?

[George Ter-Saakov]

Yes, and no....
Contract StockContract = new Contract()
This line defines a default value.

If you move it to constructor then default value will become null... So you
will lose some runtime because first compiler will assign null to
StockContract and only then execute constructor which will execute "new" and
override null.

Obviously assigning null is very fast and it becomes more theoretical than
practical concern :)

For example I always prefer to define my default values. So I always know
what to expect.

PS. You might have more than one constructor and then you forced to have
that line in every constructor. As opposed to just define it as a default
value once.
George.

"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Om**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

At that rate, wouldn't it be even better to move the Contract
StockContract = new Contract() line to the constructer?
"George Ter-Saakov" <gt****@cardone.comwrote in message
news:e5**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>You have a problem in your code
Contract StockContract = new Contract(); -- correct
---incorrect-----
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary(); ---incorrect
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string,
ing>(); ---incorrect
---You can only declare variables here and set their default values.
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
is actually a code that needs to be moved to "code execution" portion of
your program. I.E method or constructor.
You need to move incorrect lines to constructor.
So it will be
public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {
Contract StockContract = new Contract();

public Add ()
{
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
}
....
}
George.
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:uw**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>It is dynamic in the sense that there is a wizard control feeding it all
of its values, otherise it is always there. This is done in c#. I tried
all sorts of things like putting it just in the page class, but the
compiler tells me that it doesn't like that idea. I keep getting some
invalid token problems or something. Here is the errors I get along with
the page codebehind.

Error 1 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\ Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 26 Main
Error 2 Method must have a return type C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My
Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\ Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 32 Main
Error 3 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\ Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 27 Main
Error 4 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin\ Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 65 Main

using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Data;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using ContractServiceProvider.ContractModel;

namespace Main.Admin.Contracts.Stock {

public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {

Contract StockContract = new Contract();

StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();

StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

}

protected void AddStockContractWizard_ActiveStepChanged1(object sender,
EventArgs e) {

AddStockContractWizard.HeaderText =
AddStockContractWizard.ActiveStep.Title;

}

protected void AddDefinitionButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {

StockContract.Dictionary.Add(WordTextBox.Text, DefinitionTextBox.Text);

}

}

}

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote
in message news:OM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
You can create the object in the constructor, if you have enough
information. If this object is dynamic, you will have to go back to
something like PreInit.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Oa**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all
>members of a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where
>in the codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?
>
>
>

[Andy B]

This makes sense as far as having:
Contract StockContract = new Contract();

Being a default value. But if the above line is an assignment of a default
value, then why is the 2 lines below illegal outside of a constructer or
method? Don't they assign default values as well?

StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary<string, string>();
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string();

I don't see much difference in the 3 lines unless the difference comes into
play because of the Dictionary/Sections properties. Is this the case? And if
Dictionary/Sections properties are assigned their values in a Button_Click
event, will those assigned properties be available inside of another method?
I.e. another button_Click event? In my original posted example, the
Dictionary property was assigned its values in a AddDictionaryButton_Click
event. Will they be available to the WizardFinishButton_Click event where
the whole StockContract object gets serialized into an xml file? or is there
other things that need to be done to make them available elsewhere?
"George Ter-Saakov" <gt****@cardone.comwrote in message
news:e3**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Yes, and no....
Contract StockContract = new Contract()
This line defines a default value.

If you move it to constructor then default value will become null... So
you will lose some runtime because first compiler will assign null to
StockContract and only then execute constructor which will execute "new"
and override null.

Obviously assigning null is very fast and it becomes more theoretical than
practical concern :)

For example I always prefer to define my default values. So I always know
what to expect.

PS. You might have more than one constructor and then you forced to have
that line in every constructor. As opposed to just define it as a default
value once.
George.

"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Om**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>At that rate, wouldn't it be even better to move the Contract
StockContract = new Contract() line to the constructer?
"George Ter-Saakov" <gt****@cardone.comwrote in message
news:e5**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>You have a problem in your code
Contract StockContract = new Contract(); -- correct
---incorrect-----
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary(); ---incorrect
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string,
ng>(); ---incorrect
---You can only declare variables here and set their default values.
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
is actually a code that needs to be moved to "code execution" portion of
your program. I.E method or constructor.
You need to move incorrect lines to constructor.
So it will be
public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {
Contract StockContract = new Contract();

public Add ()
{
StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();
StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
}
....
}
George.
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:uw**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
It is dynamic in the sense that there is a wizard control feeding it
all of its values, otherise it is always there. This is done in c#. I
tried all sorts of things like putting it just in the page class, but
the compiler tells me that it doesn't like that idea. I keep getting
some invalid token problems or something. Here is the errors I get
along with the page codebehind.

Error 1 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin \Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 26 Main
Error 2 Method must have a return type C:\Documents and
Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin \Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
18 32 Main
Error 3 Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin \Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 27 Main
Error 4 Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member
declaration C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\EternityRecordsWebsite\Main\Admin \Contracts\Stock\Add.aspx.cs
19 65 Main

using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Data;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using ContractServiceProvider.ContractModel;

namespace Main.Admin.Contracts.Stock {

public partial class Add : System.Web.UI.Page {

Contract StockContract = new Contract();

StockContract.Dictionary = new ContractDictionary();

StockContract.Sections = new ContractSections<string, string>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

}

protected void AddStockContractWizard_ActiveStepChanged1(object sender,
EventArgs e) {

AddStockContractWizard.HeaderText =
AddStockContractWizard.ActiveStep.Title;

}

protected void AddDefinitionButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {

StockContract.Dictionary.Add(WordTextBox.Text , DefinitionTextBox.Text);

}

}

}

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote
in message news:OM**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
You can create the object in the constructor, if you have enough
information. If this object is dynamic, you will have to go back to
something like PreInit.
>
--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
Subscribe to my blog
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>
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"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglobal.netwrote in message
news:Oa**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl.. .
>>I have an instance of an object that needs to be accessed by all
>>members of a page like page_load, button_click events and so on. Where
>>in the codebehind would I put the creation of the object instance?
>>
>>
>>
>
>