Form ids in a content placeholder

[Bob]

I am trying to obtain values of a submitted form when the form is inside a
content placeholder via a master page. For example:

<asp:content contentplacehol derid="contentM ain" runat="server">
...
<asp:TextBox runat="server" id="FirstAndLas tName"></asp:TextBox>
...

However, the identifier for the form element in Request.Form after the form
is submitted to another page is:

ctl00%24content Main%24FirstAnd LastName

Is there a way to prevent form identifers from prefacing the content
placeholder id? If not, on the form receiving page, how do I obtain the
field? Request.Form["FirstAndLastNa me"] doesn't work, I am required to
prepend the ctl100$contentM ain$ stuff.

Thanks

[Kevin Spencer]

Re: Form ids in a content placeholder

Reference the Control on the server side, rather than the HTML element it
creates on the client.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"Bob" <nobody@nowhere .comwrote in message
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>I am trying to obtain values of a submitted form when the form is inside a
>content placeholder via a master page. For example:
>
<asp:content contentplacehol derid="contentM ain" runat="server">
...
<asp:TextBox runat="server" id="FirstAndLas tName"></asp:TextBox>
...
>
However, the identifier for the form element in Request.Form after the
form is submitted to another page is:
>
ctl00%24content Main%24FirstAnd LastName
>
Is there a way to prevent form identifers from prefacing the content
placeholder id? If not, on the form receiving page, how do I obtain the
field? Request.Form["FirstAndLastNa me"] doesn't work, I am required to
prepend the ctl100$contentM ain$ stuff.
>
Thanks
>
>

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RE: Form ids in a content placeholder

create a hidden field that you store the content place holders UniqueID. then
you will know what to prepend to the controls name. you could also name the
container (in the codebehind) so it had a fixed name rather than ctl100.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)


"Bob" wrote:

I am trying to obtain values of a submitted form when the form is inside a
content placeholder via a master page. For example:
>
<asp:content contentplacehol derid="contentM ain" runat="server">
...
<asp:TextBox runat="server" id="FirstAndLas tName"></asp:TextBox>
...
>
However, the identifier for the form element in Request.Form after the form
is submitted to another page is:
>
ctl00%24content Main%24FirstAnd LastName
>
Is there a way to prevent form identifers from prefacing the content
placeholder id? If not, on the form receiving page, how do I obtain the
field? Request.Form["FirstAndLastNa me"] doesn't work, I am required to
prepend the ctl100$contentM ain$ stuff.
>
Thanks
>
>
>