IHttpModule won't compile

[Eric Goforth]

Hello,

I found a C# example on the web that used an httpmodule. I've
translated it to VB.NET and the website compiles fine, but when I
build the website the iHttpModule doesn't compile, I can't figure out
why. I do have the following entry in my web.config file:

<system.web><ht tpModules><add name="MyModule" type="MyModule. MyModule"/

></httpModules></system.web>

My iHttpModule Class implements iHttpModule (of course). I also have
an Init method that Implements IHttpModule.Ini t and Dispose method
that Implements IHttpModule.Dis pose.

I think that my problem may be the syntax in the httpModules section
of the web.config file. My site is structured like:

/TestAppVB

web.config

myfile1.aspx

myfile1.aspx.vb

myfile2.aspx

myfile2.aspx.vb

/MyModule

MyModule.vb

MyModule.vb looks like:

'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports Microsoft.Visua lBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collecti ons
Imports System.Configur ation
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Threadin g
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Reflecti on
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPat h


'Namespace MyModule
Public Class MyModule
Implements IHttpModule, IConfigurationS ectionHandler

Public Sub Dispose() Implements IHttpModule.Dis pose
' add clean-up code here if required
End Sub
Public Sub Init(ByVal app As HttpApplication ) Implements
IHttpModule.Ini t
' add init code here if required
End Sub

End Class
'End Namespace
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The code example that I found originally had this module in it's own
namespace, but I commented that out to try to simplify things. I was
thinking about trying to "flatten" the file structure and put MyModule
in the same virtual folder as the .aspx and .aspx.vb files.

Thanks,

Eric

[Teemu Keiski]

Re: IHttpModule won't compile

If this module code is in App_Code and has no namespace, type="MyModule" in
<addis enough. If you have web site project, it (the class file) cannot
reside at same level with the pages etc since it won't get compiled. With
web project the type is built into a dll, and you need to specify the
assembly name (dll's name) in type attribute

type="MyModuleN amespace.MyModu le, MyModuleAssembl y"

when your module has MyModuleNamespa ce namespace, its name is MyModule and
it resides in MyModuleAssembl y.dll

If you have the module in same dll with web project, it is the web
application's single dll which you should specify into type.

--
Teemu Keiski
AspInsider, ASP.NET MVP

http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke

http://teemukeiski.net

"Eric Goforth" <eric.goforth@g mail.comwrote in message
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Hello,
>
I found a C# example on the web that used an httpmodule. I've
translated it to VB.NET and the website compiles fine, but when I
build the website the iHttpModule doesn't compile, I can't figure out
why. I do have the following entry in my web.config file:
>
<system.web><ht tpModules><add name="MyModule" type="MyModule. MyModule"/

>></httpModules></system.web>

>
My iHttpModule Class implements iHttpModule (of course). I also have
an Init method that Implements IHttpModule.Ini t and Dispose method
that Implements IHttpModule.Dis pose.
>
I think that my problem may be the syntax in the httpModules section
of the web.config file. My site is structured like:
>
/TestAppVB
>
web.config
>
myfile1.aspx
>
myfile1.aspx.vb
>
myfile2.aspx
>
myfile2.aspx.vb
>
/MyModule
>
MyModule.vb
>
MyModule.vb looks like:
>
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports Microsoft.Visua lBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collecti ons
Imports System.Configur ation
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Threadin g
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Reflecti on
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPat h
>
>
'Namespace MyModule
Public Class MyModule
Implements IHttpModule, IConfigurationS ectionHandler
>
Public Sub Dispose() Implements IHttpModule.Dis pose
' add clean-up code here if required
End Sub
Public Sub Init(ByVal app As HttpApplication ) Implements
IHttpModule.Ini t
' add init code here if required
End Sub
>
End Class
'End Namespace
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
The code example that I found originally had this module in it's own
namespace, but I commented that out to try to simplify things. I was
thinking about trying to "flatten" the file structure and put MyModule
in the same virtual folder as the .aspx and .aspx.vb files.
>
Thanks,
>
Eric