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ASP.NET How you use access a vaule used on the main form, from within a user control

Hi I have a user control within a web page. The page is filled with data using the sqldatasource.

On the main page I am using Text='<%# Eval("ShortDescription") %>'
And from within the usercontrol on the same page I want to be able to get the ShortDescription on the parent page.

I know i could probable do this using varibles but there must be an easy way!!!

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taz8020

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Thanks both I can see how both these would work, before i posted this i tried puting the value in a session varible.

My problem is my label Called 'LabelDesc' is in a table Called 'ProductTable' which is in a form called 'formview1'

How do i access it? and which out of the 3 options is best?

Session("ProductDescpription") = LabelDesc.text does not work coz in a form
Session("ProductDescpription") = formview1.LabelDesc.text does not work
Dim MyLabel as Label = CType(webcontrol.findcontrol("LabelDesc"),Label) does not work

Please help.

Nasir Razzaq

Use the following

Dim MyLabel As Label = FormView1.Findcontrol("ProductTable").FindControl("LabelDesc")

Remember to add error handling

taz8020

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CodeCruiser, Once again thank you. Just to finish I now see how both work. Which would you say is best

using:
Public ReadOnly Property ProductDescpription() As String
Get
Return _ProductDescpription
End Get
End Property

Or

Dim MyLabel As Label = FormView1.FindControl("LabelDesc")
Session("ProductDescpription") = MyLabel.Text

Nasir Razzaq

You are welcome.

Both approaches are fine. With the second approach, you would need to add error handling to make sure that a label is found before you try to access it.