Using Build Manager Class to Load ASPX Files and Populate its Controls
- by Sandhurst
I am using BuildManager Class to Load a dynamically generated ASPX File, please note that it does not have a corresponding .cs file.
Using Following code I am able to load the aspx file, I am even able to loop through the control collection of the dynamically created aspx file, but when I am assigning values to controls they are not showing it up. for example if I am binding the value "Dummy" to TextBox control of the aspx page, the textbox remains empty.
Here's the code that I am using
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LoadPage("~/Demo.aspx");
}
public static void LoadPage(string pagePath)
{
// get the compiled type of referenced path
Type type = BuildManager.GetCompiledType(pagePath);
// if type is null, could not determine page type
if (type == null)
throw new ApplicationException("Page " + pagePath + " not found");
// cast page object (could also cast an interface instance as well)
// in this example, ASP220Page is a custom base page
System.Web.UI.Page pageView = (System.Web.UI.Page)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
// call page title
pageView.Title = "Dynamically loaded page...";
// call custom property of ASP220Page
//pageView.InternalControls.Add(
// new LiteralControl("Served dynamically..."));
// process the request with updated object
((IHttpHandler)pageView).ProcessRequest(HttpContext.Current);
LoadDataInDynamicPage(pageView);
}
private static void LoadDataInDynamicPage(Page prvPage)
{
foreach (Control ctrl in prvPage.Controls)
{
//Find Form Control
if (ctrl.ID != null)
{
if (ctrl.ID.Equals("form1"))
{
AllFormsClass cls = new AllFormsClass();
DataSet ds = cls.GetConditionalData("1");
foreach (Control ctr in ctrl.Controls)
{
if (ctr is TextBox)
{
if (ctr.ID.Contains("_M"))
{
TextBox drpControl = (TextBox)ctr;
drpControl.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][ctr.ID].ToString();
}
else if (ctr.ID.Contains("_O"))
{
TextBox drpControl = (TextBox)ctr;
drpControl.Text = ds.Tables[1].Rows[0][ctr.ID].ToString();
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
