Materpage page_load event fired after content page_load?

[rockdale]

Hi,

I have a masterpage and on the page_load event I Populate my mainmenu
from database.

I the page_load event of my content, I am trying to programmly select
the menuitem that represent current content page, but as you know, the
page_load event is fired backward, the content page_load fires first
then followed by the master page page_load, I could not get the
mainmenu in the content page( have not been initialized since
masterpage's page_load have not been fired).

Is there a way to workaround? e.g. put the programmly select menuitem
into another event instead in page_load?


attached is my pseudocode:

MasterPages


protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{
PopulateMainMenu();
}
}


Content Page
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{

Menu mMain = (Menu)this.Master.FindControl("menuMain");
mMain.Items[0].Selected = true;

}
}




Thanks a lot
-rockdale

 

[Guest]

How about using the Init event. Since the MasterPage is really a child
control inside the content page, it's Init eventhandler will fire before the
Page's Init eventhandler.
Peter