[thelist] ASP.NET: String or Control

[David Mitchell]

You could use a literal control and just load the URL into the literal, 
or use a Hyperlink control and set the URL as the NavigateUrl property.


Casey Crookston wrote:
> How can I create a placeholder which is either a string or a control.  If
> re-edit is true then I just need to hold a string.  If it's false then it
> needs to contain a URL.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Casey
> 
> <script runat="server">
>    Sub Page_Load(Src As Object, E As EventArgs)
>    dim reedit as string = Request.Form("reedit")
>    Dim userControl As Control
>    If reedit="true" then
>         ???????
>         pageToEdit = Request.Form("inpContent")
>    Else
>          userControl = Page.LoadControl("content/" &
> Request.QueryString("page") & ".ascx")
>          pageToEdit.Controls.Add(userControl)
>   End If
> end sub
> </script>
> 
> ...
> 
>  <asp:PlaceHolder id="pageToEdit" runat="server"/>
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