Custom controls and events

[doron]

Hi,
I'm tryig to add a LinkButton with events to a custom control (custom
control : Datagrid)
My CreateChildControls is generating an error (Specified cast is not
valid.)
Here is my function:
protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
if(FirstLinkButton==null)
{
FirstLinkButton=new Button();
FirstLinkButton.Text="<<";
FirstLinkButton.CommandName="F*irst";
FirstLinkButton.ID="FirstLinkB*utton";

}
this.FirstLinkButton.Command+= new
CommandEventHandler(this.LinkB*utton_Command);
base.CreateChildControls();
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Htm*lTable
htmlTbl=new
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Htm*lTable();
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Htm*lTableRow
htmlRow=new
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Htm*lTableRow();
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Htm*lTableCell
htmlCell;
htmlCell=new
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Htm*lTableCell();
htmlCell.Controls.Add(FirstLin*kButton);
htmlRow.Controls.Add(htmlCell)*;
htmlTbl.Controls.Add(htmlRow);
this.Controls.Add(htmlTbl);
}
When I remove the function everything is fine. (No error)

What am I missing here?

Thank you,

Doron.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

doron <do*****@amdocs.com> wrote:

I'm tryig to add a LinkButton with events to a custom control (custom
control : Datagrid)

My CreateChildControls is generating an error (Specified cast is not
valid.)

What line does it say the error is occurring on?

Have you tried calling the base implementation
(base.CreateChildControls()) at the start of the method?

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[doron]

I tryde to move the base.Create... and got the same result.

In debug I'm reaching the last row ( this.Controls.Add(htmlTbl); ) and
only after it the error apears.

this is the full error: (no row number)

Server Error in '/Tests' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Specified cast is not valid.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of
the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more
information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not
valid.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the
current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of
the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.]
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGrid.PrepareControlH ierarchy()
System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataList.Render(Html TextWriter writer)
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer)
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWrite r writer)
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.RenderChildren (HtmlTextWriter
writer)

System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlContainerControl.Re nder(HtmlTextWriter
writer)
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.Render(HtmlTex tWriter output)
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer)
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWrite r writer)
System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer)
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain()

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

doron <do*****@amdocs.com> wrote:

I tryde to move the base.Create... and got the same result.

In debug I'm reaching the last row ( this.Controls.Add(htmlTbl); ) and
only after it the error apears.

this is the full error: (no row number)

<snip>

I don't know then, I'm afraid. I suggest you ask in the ASP.NET group,
preferrably with a short but complete example which demonstrates the
problem.

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