Rich Textbox Problem

[wolfgang]

I'd like to create a rich textbox which inherits from TextBox:

public class MyTextBox : TextBox
{
protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
base.Render(writer);
LinkButton button = new LinkButton();
button.Text = "Button";
button.RenderControl(writer);
}
}

But in the output produced the linkbutton is no longer a LinkButton
but just plain text. If i inherit from CompositeControl everything
woks find but then my testbox is no longer a TextBox.

Is there a way to make my linkbutton work and my textbox remains a
TextBox?

 

[Peter Bucher [MVP]]

Hi wolfgang

public class MyTextBox : TextBox
{
protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
base.Render(writer);
LinkButton button = new LinkButton();
button.Text = "Button";
button.RenderControl(writer);
}
}

Should work.
But be sure to give the control a ID.

What is the produced Output looks like?

 

[wolfgang]

Hi wolfgang


Should work.
But be sure to give the control a ID.

What is the produced Output looks like?

Hi Peter,

the output produced is a TextBox and the text of the button. The
functionality of the LinkButton is lost. It's just text and not a
link.

Wolfgang

 

[Peter Bucher [MVP]]

Hi Wolfgang

Do it like so:
public class MyTextBox : TextBox
{
protected override void OnInit(.....) {
LinkButton b = new LinkButton();
b.ID = "someID";
b.Text = "someText";
this.Controls.Add(b);
}
protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
base.Render(writer);
button.RenderControl(writer);
}
}

 

[wolfgang]

Hi Wolfgang

Do it like so:
    public class MyTextBox : TextBox
    {
protected override void OnInit(.....) {
LinkButton b = new LinkButton();
b.ID = "someID";
b.Text = "someText";
this.Controls.Add(b);}

        protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
        {
            base.Render(writer);
            button.RenderControl(writer);
        }
    }

Many thaks, Peter. The control is working, now. The source code now
is:

public class MyTextBox : TextBox
{
protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
LinkButton button = new LinkButton();
button.Text = "Button";
this.Controls.Add(button);
}
protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
base.Render(writer);
base.RenderChildren(writer);
}
}

Wolfgang