Maintain control Values after PostBack

[Adzz]

have to create a number of controls equal to a number entered in a textbox by the user. I created a web user control, which has a radio button list. Then when the user press a Submit button, I want to check the selected values of the controls created dynamically, but the problem is that they are lost on post-back.

I managed with the aid of an article I read on the net (http://www.tgreer.com/aspnet_html_04.html), to maintain the controls created dynamically after post back, but still one problem I have is the values the user enters in the dynamically created controls are lost after post back.

Here is my code:

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
 
publicpartialclassquestions : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
ViewState.Add("mode", "0");
}
}
protected override void LoadViewState(object savedState)
{
base.LoadViewState(savedState);
if (ViewState["mode"].ToString() == "1")
{
if (TextBox1.Text != "")
{
for (int i = 0; i < int.Parse(TextBox1.Text); i++)
{
CreateControls(i);
}
}
}
}
///<summary>
/// Calls the function "CreateControls" which creates a number of controls based on the number eneterd in the TextBox.
///</summary>
///<param name="sender"></param>
///<param name="e"></param>
protected void BTN_Submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (TextBox1.Text != "")
{
for (int i = 0; i < int.Parse(TextBox1.Text); i++)
{
CreateControls(i);
}
}
}
///<summary>
/// Checks the values entered by the user and calculates the total result.
///</summary>
///<param name="sender"></param>
///<param name="e"></param>
protected void BTN_Result_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (TextBox1.Text != "")
{
for (int i = 0; i < int.Parse(TextBox1.Text); i++)
{
CreateControls(i);
}
}
ViewState.Add("mode", "1");
//check results of entered by user
/*int result = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < int.Parse(TextBox1.Text); i++)
{
bool ans = ((ASP.mcq_ascx)(this.Q_PlaceHolder.FindControl("newc" + i))).CheckAnswer();
if (ans)
{
result++;
}
}
Response.Write(result);*/
}
///<summary>
/// Creates controls dynamically to the page.
///</summary>
protected void CreateControls(int i)
{
ASP.mcq_ascx newc = new ASP.mcq_ascx();
newc.ID = "newc" + i.ToString();
this.Q_PlaceHolder.Controls.Add(newc);
}
}

[plazmo]

Hmm, i replyed to a post exactly like this somewhere else on this forum.
Anyways use Request.Form["controlID"] to get the value after a postback.

[swati.mehta]

Thank you for the post.I am still facing some problems.Onclick of a link button I am generating a row of the table containing 4 controls dynamically.I am able to generate two rows of controls dynamically but when I click on the Add link button which is created dynamically for the thrid time, I am getting commas in the textboxes of firstrow.

pls suggest me a solution for this

[vuyiswamb]

It is Simple. Add the grid and the Button inside an Update Panel and every time you click the Button you will not loose the values of the controls that you created dynamically.

kind Regards

Vuyiswa Maseko

[vivek07088]

Every server control which inherits IPostBackDataHandler interface have LoadPostData method that is for processing the postback data , when control implemented by a class (page, form, placeholders, controls etc), class calls the LoadPostData method and pass the posted data and key to maintain control states.

All you need to re-instantiate / reinitialize dynamic controls before or within page load event each and every time during postback and add this control to page / forms / placeholders then posted data will automatically be assign to the control by calling LoadPostData method by the parent control.

check the article and how to write code for dynamic control -
How to maintain dynamic control events, data during postback in asp.net