Translate ASPX page from VB.NET to C#

[GMartin]

Are there any significant stopping blocks from taking an ASPX Page
someone designs in VB.NET, and redoing the Code behind page to use C#?

Is the Code behind the only thing one would need to change? ...That
and the Page Language="vb" in the HTML? (Are there differences to the
way each lays out the HTML?)

I wouldn't mind some utilities, but would also like to know what's
involved in doing it manually.

 

[Scott Allen]

I don't know of any utilities, but the HTML and <aspx:Control> markup
should not have to change at all. One area you might have to watch for
is if anyone put VB code inline with the ASPX using <% %> blocks, or
used language specific data binding expressions (DataBinder.Eval will
work with either language).

 

[Guest]

The page language is the language used for the actual aspx page, not the code
behind file. It's possible to have your aspx pages in C# while your code
behind files are VB (and vice versa).

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www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com
Home of the Instant C# VB.NET to C# converter
and the Instant VB C# to VB.NET converter

 

[Patrick Olurotimi Ige]

Just convert your classes/Codebehind to C# or vice versa
Your HTMl will work in both scenario

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

Hi, David.

Do you mean that it's possible to do this :

<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="SimplePage.aspx.vb"
AutoEventWireup="false" Inherits="SimplePage" %>

Why would you want to do that ?
And, does it really work ? ( I've never tried it. )

In Whidbey, won't the new partial class syntax eliminate that possibility ?

<%@ Page Language="C#" CompileWith="test-difflangCS.aspx.cs"
ClassName="test_difflangCS_aspx" %>

Notice that both CompileWith and classname incorporate the page's name.
That should preclude what you're saying can be done now.




Juan T. Llibre
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