ASP.Net Master Page Control Tip

If you are using Master Pages for your website and wish to control the content of them from your content page then you need to know about the MasterType directive.

Simply place the following piece of code at the top of any content page.

<%@ MasterType virtualpath="~/Default.master" %>

just replace the virtualpath with the actual path to your master page, and there you have it.

You can now control server controls and elements on your Master page from your content pages by simply calling the Master in your source code.

For Example

Lets say you want to find a panel from a content page that actually lives on your master page, then you would just do the following.

Dim SomePanel As Panel = Master.FindControl("SomePanel")

This simply uses FindControl to locate the Panel with an ID of SomePanel, although the principle is the same for any other control on your Master page.

So play around and see how easy it is to control all of your website.

New Property Social Networking site

I thought I would break from the norm a bit and let you know about a new property based social networking site called Property People - The Property Place.

It looks like a great place to show off your property, chat live with other members and share your property interests.

Why not take a look http://budurl.com/propertypeople

Rebuilding your ASP.NET soltuion

More often than not when you are having problems with your newly built ASP.NET website or solution, the problem can be fixed by a simple rebuild.

To rebuild you solution just go into the build menu and choose rebuild. this can fix problems you may be having in your development envrionment as well as in your finished application.

So if something is not acting how you think it should, try a rebuild.