ASP.Net (VB) - accessing string constants in control properties

[tim85]

Hello,

Can anyone please advise me how to retrieve the value of a constant at runtime, given only its name (in a String).

I have experimented with the Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.CallByName() method, but without success.

Alternatively, can you suggest how to import string constants for use as control property values; something along the followng lines ...

<asp:label text="<%= myConstant %>" />

Of course, this approach doesn't work, as control properties can only be assigned declaratively using expression builders and the appropriate expression builder syntax ...

<asp:label text="<%$ Constants:myConstant %>" />

So, I am attempting to create a suitable expression builder class that will return constant values, but struggling with the retrieval of the runtime value of the defined constants.

Any ideas please. Thanks.