"Ryan" wrote:

> I'm a lot confused when using user controls in ASP.NET 2.0. How do I cast a
> varaible to the type of a user control... for example:
>
> Me.PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(Page.LoadControl("~/App_Controls/ctlApplicationHome.ascx"))
>
> ' now, this doesn't work... why?
> Dim apl As App_Controls_ctlApplicationHome = Me.PlaceHolder1.Controls(0);
>
>

:)

"tdavisjr" wrote:

>
> Ryan wrote:
> > I'm a lot confused when using user controls in ASP.NET 2.0. How do I cast a
> > varaible to the type of a user control... for example:
> >
> > Me.PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(Page.LoadControl("~/App_Controls/ctlApplicationHome.ascx"))
> >
> > ' now, this doesn't work... why?
> > Dim apl As App_Controls_ctlApplicationHome = Me.PlaceHolder1.Controls(0);
>
> Dim apl As App_Controls_ctlApplicationHome =
> CType(Me.PlaceHolder1.Controls(0), App_Controls_ctlApplicationHome)
>
> That should do it.
>
> Just curious, what .NET language are you using?  It looks like VB but I
> notice you have a semi-colon at the very end of your last line of code.
> :)
>
>

"Scott Allen" wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:34:02 -0800, "Ryan"
> <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >I have two user controls, each of which sits in a directory called
> >"App_Controls" in an ASP.NET 2.0 site. When I try dynamically loading Control
> >#2 to a placeholder in Control #1, I cannot get a strongly typed reference to
> >that control, because the Type "App_Controls_ctlApplicationHome" is not
> >defined.
> >
>
> You need an @ Reference in your aspx page to the user control.
>
> <%@ Reference VirtualPath="~/Products.ascx"  %>
>
> That will make sure the user control type is visible in your code
> file.
>
> Example:
> http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2005/06/30/1889.aspx
>
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/
>