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Change control state from db value.

I am working on an ASP.NET site. My site has a complex model for the state of the controls depending on the status the record is in. I have multiple AD groups linked to the respective status that they can access. I am adding another layer to the linker table which will store an ID of a linker table that holds the Control and the state. From code how can I enable,disable and readonly the control without building a huge case statement which contains every control name. Is there a class model i can use that will take the name of the control and the state i want the control to be in from the db?

TSmooth

Why not just sue the Page.FindControl() and/or Control.FindControl() methods?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/31hxzsdw.aspx

Then for each database record, you call findcontrol using the value from your data row's id column and set the appropriate value on that control.

jfsedlar3rd

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I think I can make this work thank you. But I will still have to have a case statement for control type.

Select Caset db.ControlType

Case TextBox

CType(Page.FindControl("ControlName"), TextBox).Visible = False

Case Button

CType(Page.FindControl("ControlName"), Button).Visible = False

Case DropDownList

CType(Page.FindControl("ControlName"), DropDownList).Visible = False

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jfsedlar3rd

ASKER

Actually that wont work cause the property e.g. visible,readonly etc can change too.

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TSmooth

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