hiding a user control

[wsyeager]

I have a usercontrol which I would like to make invisible based on a certain condition as follows:

 

 

Protected SchedulingAdminLogout As New YTCIWebUserControls.SchedulingAdminLogout

 

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If DirectCast(ViewState.Item("PCREntry"), String) = "1" Then

 

SchedulingAdminLogout.Visible = False

 

End If

 

 

 

 

While debugging, it does go inside the IF statement (which I'm expecting), but the user control remains visible on the webform. How can I set the visibility to false based on this condition?

[Arch4ngel]

What do you mean ?

It's not invisible in Design mode or within the browser ?

[akiaz]

Are you doing this in Page_Load? If you are setting the property too late, then the HTML is already rendered and the user control will be visible.

[Robby]

place the UC in a Panel, then you can control the state of the panel.

[wsyeager]

Robby, I have the following code in my page load event of the webform:

 

<code>

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

 

If Not IsPostBack Then

ViewState.Item("InitialTime") = DirectCast(Request.QueryString.Item("InitialTime"), String)

ViewState.Item("PCREntry") = DirectCast(Request.QueryString.Item("PCREntry"), String)

BindData()

End If

 

If DirectCast(ViewState.Item("PCREntry"), String) = "1" Then

Dim tblAdminSchedulingLogout As Table = SchedulingAdminLogout.FindControl("tblAdminSchedulingLogout")

tblAdminSchedulingLogout.Visible = False

End If

 

End Sub

</code>

 

Unfortunately, the tblAdminSchedulingLogout variable is still set to Nothing after executing the FindControl statement.

 

I have the following code in my usercontrol:

<code>

<table id="tblAdminSchedulingLogout" align="right" style="Z-INDEX: 103; LEFT: 750px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 12px"

runat="server">

<tr>

<td><asp:Button id="btnMainMenu" runat="server" Text="Main Menu" CausesValidation="False"></asp:Button></td>

<td></td>

<td></td>

<td><asp:Button id="btnLogout" Text="Logout" runat="server" CausesValidation="False"></asp:Button></td>

</tr>

</table>

</code>

 

As you can see, I'm giving the table an ID. However, I still can't access the table from within my webform (as evidenced by the FindControl method).

 

I'm trying to set the table to invisible once I find the control. I don't know why I can't find the control??????