Class ControlExtension

Extension methods to the Control class, needed by the auto save function.

Inheritance

System.Object

ControlExtension

Inherited Members

System.Object.ToString()

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: EPiServer.Web

Assembly: EPiServer.dll

Version: 8.11.0

Syntax

public static class ControlExtension

Methods

ApplyEditAttributes(Control, String)

Applies the attributes needed to make the content of this control editable.

Declaration

public static void ApplyEditAttributes(this Control control, string propertyName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Web.UI.Control	control	The object this method extends.
System.String	propertyName	Name of the property that this editable control should be connected to.

ApplyEditAttributes<TContentData>(Control, Expression<Func<TContentData, Object>>)

Applies the attributes needed to make the content of this control editable.

Declaration

public static void ApplyEditAttributes<TContentData>(this Control control, Expression<Func<TContentData, object>> propertyNameExpression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Web.UI.Control	control	The object this method extends.
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TContentData, System.Object>>	propertyNameExpression	An expresion indicationg the property name. Must be a MemberExpression or a UnaryExpression.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TContentData	The type of the content data.

FindControl<T>(Control)

Finds the first control of the requested type.

Declaration

public static T FindControl<T>(this Control control)

    where T : Control

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Web.UI.Control	control	The object this method extends.

Returns

Type	Description
T	A typed control

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A type of control

FindControl<T>(Control, Int32)

Finds control number n of the requested type.

Declaration

public static T FindControl<T>(this Control control, int index)

    where T : Control

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Web.UI.Control	control	The object this method extends.
System.Int32	index	The index of that control. Used to identify which control to return on a page that has several controls of the request type.

Returns

Type	Description
T	A typed control

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A type of control

FindControl<T>(Control, String)

Finds the first control of the requested type and the requested id.

Declaration

public static T FindControl<T>(this Control control, string id)

    where T : Control

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Web.UI.Control	control	The object this method extends.
System.String	id	The id of the control to find.

Returns

Type	Description
T	A typed control

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A type of control

FindControl<T>(Control, String, Int32)

Finds control number n of the requested type that has a specific id.

Declaration

public static T FindControl<T>(this Control control, string id, int index)

    where T : Control

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Web.UI.Control	control	The object this method extends.
System.String	id	The id of the control to find.
System.Int32	index	The index of that control. Used to identify which control to return on a page that has several controls of the request type.

Returns

Type	Description
T	A typed control

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A type of control