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Rauland
Rauland

Reputation: 3074

Reference .aspx property from .ascx


Id like to reference a property in my .aspx from my .ascx.

Lets say my page class is:

public partial class MyAdminPage : System.Web.UI.Page

I was expecting I could do from my .ascx:

MyAdminPage myPageInstance = (MyAdminPage)this.Page;

or

MyAdminPage myPageInstance = this.Page as MyAdminPage;

Which I cant.

How could I reference my page class from the .ascx?

Update 1

Thanks for the replies.

I forgot to mention that the .aspx has a master page, and within the contentPlaceholder is where I have the .ascx control.

So from my .ascx if I do:
this.Parent --> I get a reference to "ContentPlaceHolder"
this.Parent.Parent --> I get a reference to "HtmlForm"
this.Parent.Parent --> reference to a 'MasterPage'.

I will not reuse the .ascx in any other .aspx pages just the one.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3803

Answers (4)

Kurt LP
Kurt LP

Reputation: 138

You could also use MyAdminPage myPageInstance = (MyAdminPage)this.Page;

Upvotes: 0

e36M3
e36M3

Reputation: 6032

sJohnny's comment is spot on, you should not be trying to modify parent (page) properties from the child (control). One good way to handle this situation is for the child to raise an event when it needs the parent to act. That way the parent can simply subscribe to the event and call whatever properties it needs at that time. This way your user control is in no way tied to the implementation of this particular page.

Upvotes: 4

Pranay Rana
Pranay Rana

Reputation: 176956

MyAdminPage myPageInstance = 
     (MyAdminPage)this.parent;//in you ascx will do the task

also check : Using parent page properties in user control

Upvotes: 1

Bala R
Bala R

Reputation: 109037

You can try

MyAdminPage myPageInstance = this.Parent as MyAdminPage;
if(myPageInstance != null)
{
...
}

Upvotes: 2

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