[thelist] [C#] Inheriting code-behind classes

[Howard Cheng]

I tried the ASPFriends C# list but am not getting any responses, so I'm
cross-posting here.

I'm working on my first C#/.NET project and I have a problem that I'm
hoping someone can help me with.

I have two ASPX pages which have similar functionality, so my plan of
attack is to have the code-behind classes for those two pages inherit from
a common class, which in turn inherits from Page.

First, is this possible?

Assuming it is, here's what I've laid out so far (code omitted):

page1.cs
--------
namespace xxx
{
     public class Page1 : xxx.Common
     {
         private void Page_Load(Object Source, EventArgs E)
         {
         }
     }
}

common.cs
---------
namespace xxx
{
     public class Common : Page
     {
         protected void Page_Init(Object Source, EventArgs E)
         {
         }

         protected void Page_Unload(Object Source, EventArgs E)
         {
         }
     }
}

Using VS.NET, I've compiled them into a .dll which is in the /bin directory
(no errors during compilation).

However, this doesn't seem to do anything. The code in Page_Load() doesn't
seem to do anything. I have a [div runat="server"/] in the ASPX page and
change its content in Page_Load(), but nothing happens.

On the ASPX page, the first line is:

<%@ Page language="C#" Inherits="xxx.Page1" %>
<%@ Assembly name="xxx" %>

Thanks in advance for any help.


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