Stumped by VS2005

[Chris Botha]

In VS2003 if I had a Web form, say Form1 and a class, say Class1, then I
could pass the form as parameter to a sub/function in the class, so this
would compile:
Public Class Class1
Public Sub DoSomeStuff(TheForm as Form1)
End Sub
End Class

Using VS2005 the above fails, Form1 is not defined. Class1 is in the
App_Code directory. Anything I import/whatever to resolve this issue?

 

[Scott Allen]

Hi Chris:

App_Code compiles first, so you'll need to define some sort Type
inside of App_Code that you can interact with. This Type might be a
base class for your webform to inherit from, or an interface that your
web form implements.

I did something similar here with a user control:
http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2005/08/01/2030.aspx

 

[Chris Botha]

Thanks. Shoot, and I was "quickly" going to port a Web app to VS2005.

 

[Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP]

why are you passing a form? What about inheritance or centralize the logic
in a library etc etc

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[Chris Botha]

The forms are derived from a common base form and the derived forms and user
controls use functionality exposed by the base form, so the user controls
must know of the base form type.
The example was a simplified way to demonstrate the issue (I hope).

Thanks.

why are you passing a form? What about inheritance or centralize the logic
in a library etc etc

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney [MVP ASP.NET]

[Shameless Author plug]
The Microsoft Office Web Components Black Book with .NET
Now Available @ www.lulu.com/owc
Forth-coming VSTO.NET - Wrox/Wiley 2006
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Thanks. Shoot, and I was "quickly" going to port a Web app to VS2005.