Calling a web form as a class

[abdelhameed81]

hello all, i need to know if i can call the web form as if it is a class that i can inherite or take an object of it thanks in advance abdelhameed81

[pmarfleet]

abdelhameed81 wrote:

i need to know if i can call the web form as if it is a class that i can inherite or take an object of it

You could have a number of of web forms that inherit from the same code-behind class. I can't imagine why you would want to create an instance of a web form code-behind class on its own though. Maybe you can further clarify what you want to achieve.

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[Colin Angus Mackay]

Your web form is a class already. You can inherit from it, create an instance of it (making an object of it) and so on. But, why would you want to create one outside of the context that ASP.NET creates it for you in the first place?

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[abdelhameed81]

thanks for replying. The idea is that i need to access a control inside that form to make some modifications in that user control instead of creating many user controls with some minor changes. I hope that i made the idea clearer. Thanks

[abdelhameed81]

thanks please refer to my reply on pmarfleet Br,

[pmarfleet]

This sounds like a horrible idea. I would strongly discourage it. What kind of minor changes are you talking about? If they are cosmetic changes, you could consider writing a templated user control where the presentation can be modified for each instance.

Paul Marfleet "No, his mind is not for rent To any God or government" Tom Sawyer - Rush

[abdelhameed81]

mmmm this sounds like a good idea, thanks for your support :)