ClientId is a virtual method, so you can override it when deriving your own control. You have to beware of name-colissions though.
Paul -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Cowan Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 14:19 To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Controlling ClientID - ASP.NET 2.0 Hi all, I have a problem with the clientIds that ASP.NET is omitting. Consider the following code: HtmlGenericControl listControl = new HtmlGenericControl("ul"); listControl.ID = menu.Name; foreach (Node node in menu.Nodes) { if (node.ViewAllowed(this.CuyahogaUser)) { HtmlGenericControl listItem = new HtmlGenericControl("li"); HyperLink hpl = new HyperLink(); hpl.NavigateUrl = UrlHelper.GetUrlFromNode(node); UrlHelper.SetHyperLinkTarget(hpl, node); hpl.Text = node.Title; listItem.Controls.Add(hpl); listControl.Controls.Add(listItem); if (node.Id == this.ActiveNode.Id) { hpl.CssClass = "selected"; } } } In the line listControl.ID = menu.Name;, the framework prefixes the menu.Name with p_ and every hyperlink has the same problem if I give it an id. The problem is that the positioning and imaging is tightly controlled by .css files. I know I could change the .css but I would rather have control of the ClientId I render. The ClientId property of the Control class is readonly. Is there a way round this problem? Thanks Paul =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
