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PageTemplate and BasePage Approach to Master Page Approach

Asked by: rakeshjaimini

Hi,

My project is migrated from 1.1 to 2.0 but still uses PageTemplate and BasePage Approach
now i decided to change it into Master Page Approach Then probs are

BasePage and Page Template contains some properties which are set on each page
i can move these into Master page but the issue is no. of pages are large hence results in lot of rework
so is there any other way so that rework can be minimized at page level

also earlier  these properties controls the different control to be added and setting values in the controls like sitemap heading  footer etc
now i have moved all controls code inside master page so basically i want to achieve the same functionality

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Answers

 

by: P_RamprathapPosted on 2009-09-30 at 05:13:39ID: 25457779

You can still make use of your Basepage (derive all the pages from Base page), and in Basepage add the masterpage dynamically .

 

Ram

 

by: kaylanreilorPosted on 2009-09-30 at 05:13:43ID: 25457780

You shouldn't simply try to REPLACE the basePage with its PageTemplate by the MasterPage but make them live together.
Define everything that has to do location of the place holders, their styles, their skin in the master page and everything that has to do with the behavior in a base page for your web pages.

BTW, I don't understand at all this:
"i can move these into Master page but the issue is no. of pages are large hence results in lot of rework
so is there any other way so that rework can be minimized at page level"

 

by: rakeshjaiminiPosted on 2009-09-30 at 06:39:57ID: 25458702

I know this approach already
the problem with this approach is i need to control the UI on master page via properties on base page

so can i access content page properties on master page which i guess i cant

right now i access basepage broperties like this.property
but if i move this property into master page eliminating base page completetly the i need to change this.property to master.property
this was the rework i'm talking

"i can move these into Master page but the issue is no. of pages are large hence results in lot of rework
so is there any other way so that rework can be minimized at page level"

 

by: kaylanreilorPosted on 2009-09-30 at 22:30:03ID: 25466164

I really can't imagine the need to "move a property from the base page to the master page". This sounds very strange to me. Actually you should consider the master page as a replacement for your former PageTemplate. But the base page, which IS a web page, should remain as it is.
It seems that you really want to totally remove the base page. And I know that some people do consider that base page was more or less the equivalent to master page before ASP.Net 2.0. Nevertheless I strongly disagree with that. As I told you, a master page is more for the look of the pages and the base page for the behavior. Have a look to this discussion here, where the guy says "I read a thread in this forum where you describe Master Pages as defining the look and feel and the Base Page for the functionailty", : http://p2p.wrox.com/book-beginning-asp-net-3-5-c-vb-book-isbn-978-0-470-18759-3/73103-base-page-master-pages.html. BTW I don't agree with everything that is said here but generally I'm fine with this thread.
So I really wonder what kind of property you want to "move" from the base page to the master page.
Here also is an article that you may want to refer : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/CreatingBetterMasterPage.aspx.

 

by: rakeshjaiminiPosted on 2009-10-02 at 01:04:27ID: 25475887

link contains lot of discussion let me check it

 

by: rakeshjaiminiPosted on 2009-10-05 at 22:08:58ID: 25502006

ok
how can i access master page's controls or properties from base page
also can i access base page properties from master page

 

by: kaylanreilorPosted on 2009-10-06 at 01:14:31ID: 25502740

A web page, and then your base web page here, has got a Master property : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.page.master.aspx.
Now, from the master page you canaccess the Page property : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.control.page.aspx.

Now, everything depends on the type of properties you want to access. If you define some custom properties when coding you're coding your web page class then you will probably have to cast the Master.Page property first.

 

by: rakeshjaiminiPosted on 2009-10-07 at 00:22:31ID: 31635234

Thankx now i sort it out
"a master page is more for the look of the pages and the base page for the behavior"

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