User controls

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In a test project, I have created two WebForms and one WebUserControl that contains a textbox and a button. I would like to display a string in the textbox when the WebForm1 is used, but another string when WebForm2 is used. How can I do this? Do I have to create 2 different classes and then reference them in the "@ Register" directive, like this?

In WebForm1:
<%@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="WebUserControl1" Src="WebCtrlForForm1.ascx" %>

In WebForm2:
<%@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="WebUserControl1" Src="WebCtrlForForm2.ascx" %>

But what about the default class that is created when I create the WebUserControl? Is it safe to delete it? Is the strategy I am indicating here correct at all?

Thanks
Mike
 
I think you are making it more difficult that it needs to be. It the usercontrol's class, declare a public variable "myText"

in page_load of the webcontrol, or whereever else you want it, set myTextBox.text = myText

then when you use the control in your aspx, do this

<uc1:WebUserControl1 id="blah" runat="server" myText="Text to see in UserControl">

Hope this helps,
--Michael

In a test project, I have created two WebForms and one WebUserControl that contains a textbox and a button. I would like to display a string in the textbox when the WebForm1 is used, but another string when WebForm2 is used. How can I do this? Do I have to create 2 different classes and then reference them in the "@ Register" directive, like this?

In WebForm1:
<%@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="WebUserControl1" Src="WebCtrlForForm1.ascx" %>

In WebForm2:
<%@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="WebUserControl1" Src="WebCtrlForForm2.ascx" %>

But what about the default class that is created when I create the WebUserControl? Is it safe to delete it? Is the strategy I am indicating here correct at all?

Thanks
Mike
 
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