Button event not firing

[Forumtroll]

I have a Web User Control that parses an XML file and renders a Form
based on the XML.
The problem is that I create a button on the bottom of the form that
will fire off a subscribeable event, but somehow the button never seem
to fire that particular event.

The code is attached below.

using System;
using System.Collecti ons;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Configur ation;
using System.Data;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Secu rity;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.H tmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.W ebControls;
using System.Web.UI.W ebControls.WebP arts;
using System.Xml;

public partial class uc_XmlGui : System.Web.UI.U serControl
{
protected void Page_Load(objec t sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.FormSubmit ted += new EventHandler(Xm lGui_FormSubmit ted);
}

void XmlGui_FormSubm itted(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}

private XmlDocument m_xmlguidatasou rce;
private string m_targetform;
private string tableStyle;
private string headercolumnsty le;
private string datacolumnstyle ;
private string tablefooterstyl e;
private string tableheaderstyl e;

/// <summary>
/// Event that fires when the generated form is submitted.
/// </summary>
public event EventHandler FormSubmitted;

/// <summary>
/// Datasource for GUI.s
/// </summary>
public XmlDocument GuiDataSource
{
get
{
return this.m_xmlguida tasource;
}
set
{
this.m_xmlguida tasource = value;
}
}

/// <summary>
/// Name of target form in datasource
/// </summary>
public string TargetForm
{
get
{
return this.m_targetfo rm;
}
set
{
this.m_targetfo rm = value;
}
}

/// <summary>
/// binds he datasource to the GUI
/// </summary>
public override void DataBind()
{
XmlElement e = m_xmlguidatasou rce.DocumentEle ment;
XmlNamespaceMan ager xnm = new
XmlNamespaceMan ager(m_xmlguida tasource.NameTa ble);
xnm.AddNamespac e("a", "http://m2c.no/GuiSchematics.x sd");
// finding the proper Form definition
XmlNodeList nl = e.SelectNodes("/*/a:Form", xnm);
foreach (XmlNode _form in nl)
{
XmlElement form = _form as XmlElement;
if (form.GetAttrib ute("Name").Equ als(m_targetfor m))
{
// We've got the right form!
// Now getting the styles
XmlNodeList styles = form.SelectNode s("a:Styles/*",
xnm);
foreach (XmlNode style in styles)
{
switch (style.Name)
{
case "TableStyle ":
this.tableStyle = style.InnerText ;
break;
case "TableHeaderSty le":
this.tableheade rstyle = style.InnerText ;
break;
case "HeaderColumnSt yle":
this.headercolu mnstyle = style.InnerText ;
break;
case "DataColumnStyl e":
this.datacolumn style = style.InnerText ;
break;
case "TableFooterSty le":
this.tablefoote rstyle = style.InnerText ;
break;
}
}
// done fetching the styles. now styling the table
style(this.tblD ynamicTable, this.tableStyle );
// now fetching the rows
XmlNodeList rows = form.SelectNode s("a:Rows/*",
xnm);
foreach (XmlNode _row in rows)
{
XmlElement row = _row as XmlElement;
bool req =
bool.Parse(row. GetAttribute("R equired"));
if (bool.Parse(row .GetAttribute(" Visible")))
{
// Display the row element only if defined as
visible
// and fetch all columns
TableRow trow = new TableRow();
XmlNodeList columns =
row.SelectNodes ("a:Column", xnm);
// Make sure that the RFV and regex validator
// are placed in their own row if a multiline
// is rendered.
bool multiline = false;
foreach (XmlNode _col in columns)
{
XmlElement col = _col as XmlElement;
TableCell cell = new TableCell();
Dictionary<stri ng, objectcontrols = new
Dictionary<stri ng, object>();
controls.Add("l abel", new Label());
controls.Add("c heckbox", new CheckBox());
TextBox __tb = new TextBox();
__tb.TextMode = TextBoxMode.Mul tiLine;
controls.Add("m ultiline", __tb);
controls.Add("t extbox", new TextBox());
Button b = new Button();
b.Click += new EventHandler(b_ Click);
controls.Add("b utton", b);
if
(bool.Parse(col .GetAttribute(" IsHeaderColumn" )))
style(cell, this.headercolu mnstyle);
else
style(cell, this.datacolumn style);
// Set the colspan property if needed
if
(col.GetAttribu te("ColumnSpan" ).Equals(string .Empty) == false)
cell.ColumnSpan =
int.Parse(col.G etAttribute("Co lumnSpan"));
// configuring the column and adding to
cell.Controls
collection
switch
(col.SelectNode s("a:Column.Con trolType", xnm)[0].InnerText.ToLo wer())
{
case "label":

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Label).Text =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont ent", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Label).ID =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolName", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Label).ToolTip =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Tool Tip", xnm)[0].InnerText;

cell.Controls.A dd((controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType",
xnm)[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Label));
break;
case "multiline" :

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).Text =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont ent", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).ID =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolName", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).Column s =
int.Parse(col.S electNodes("a:C olumn.MultiLine CharWidth", xnm)
[0].InnerText);

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).Rows =
int.Parse(col.S electNodes("a:C olumn.MultiLine RowHeight", xnm)
[0].InnerText);

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).MaxLen gth =
int.Parse(col.S electNodes("a:C olumn.MaxLength ", xnm)[0].InnerText);

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).ToolTi p =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Tool Tip", xnm)[0].InnerText;

cell.Controls.A dd((controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType",
xnm)[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox));
multiline = true;
break;
case "textbox":

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).Text =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont ent", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).ID =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolName", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).MaxLen gth =
int.Parse(col.S electNodes("a:C olumn.MaxLength ", xnm)[0].InnerText);

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox).ToolTi p =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Tool Tip", xnm)[0].InnerText;

cell.Controls.A dd((controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType",
xnm)[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as TextBox));
break;
case "checkbox":

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as CheckBox).Text =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont ent", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as CheckBox).ID =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolName", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as CheckBox).ToolT ip =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Tool Tip", xnm)[0].InnerText;

cell.Controls.A dd((controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType",
xnm)[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as CheckBox));
break;
case "button":

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Button).Text =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont ent", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Button).ID =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolName", xnm)[0].InnerText;

(controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType", xnm)
[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Button).ToolTip =
col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Tool Tip", xnm)[0].InnerText;

cell.Controls.A dd((controls[col.SelectNodes ("a:Column.Cont rolType",
xnm)[0].InnerText.ToLo wer()] as Button));
break;
}
// and to finish up, we add the datacell
to the table
trow.Cells.Add( cell);
}
// Add the Validators
// Starting off with the
requiredfieldva lidator
if (multiline)
{
tblDynamicTable .Rows.Add(trow) ;
trow = new TableRow();
trow.Cells.Add( new TableCell());

TableCell validatorCell = new TableCell();
validatorCell.C olumnSpan = 2;
if (req)
{
RequiredFieldVa lidator rfv = new
RequiredFieldVa lidator();
rfv.ControlToVa lidate =
row.GetAttribut e("RequiredFiel dName");
rfv.ErrorMessag e =
row.GetAttribut e("RequiredFiel dValidatorError Message");
validatorCell.C ontrols.Add(rfv );
}
// Adding eventual
RegularExpressi onValidator
XmlElement validator =
row.SelectSingl eNode("a:Valida tor", xnm) as XmlElement;
if (validator != null)
{
// using default regexes
if
(validator.GetA ttribute("UseDe faultRegEx").Eq uals(bool.TrueS tring))
{
XmlNodeList regexes =
e.SelectNodes(" a:RegEx", xnm);
foreach (XmlNode _regex in
regexes)
{
XmlElement regex = _regex as
XmlElement;
if
(regex.GetAttri bute("ID").Equa ls(validator.Ge tAttribute("Def aultRegExIdenti fier")))
{
RegularExpressi onValidator
rev = new RegularExpressi onValidator();
rev.ValidationE xpression =
regex.GetAttrib ute("Expression ");
rev.ControlToVa lidate =
validator.GetAt tribute("Contro lToValidate");
rev.ErrorMessag e =
regex.GetAttrib ute("ErrorMessa ge");

validatorCell.C ontrols.Add(rev );
break;
}
}
}
// using custom regexes
else
{
RegularExpressi onValidator rev =
new RegularExpressi onValidator();
rev.ValidationE xpression =
validator.GetAt tribute("Custom RegEx");
rev.ErrorMessag e =
validator.GetAt tribute("ErrorM essage");
rev.ControlToVa lidate =
validator.GetAt tribute("Contro lToValidate");
validatorCell.C ontrols.Add(rev );
}
}
// At last adding the validatorcell to the
row and finishing up
trow.Cells.Add( validatorCell);
tblDynamicTable .Rows.Add(trow) ;
}
else
{
TableCell validatorCell = new TableCell();
if (req)
{
RequiredFieldVa lidator rfv = new
RequiredFieldVa lidator();
rfv.ControlToVa lidate =
row.GetAttribut e("RequiredFiel dName");
rfv.ErrorMessag e =
row.GetAttribut e("RequiredFiel dValidatorError Message");
validatorCell.C ontrols.Add(rfv );
}
// Adding eventual
RegularExpressi onValidator
XmlElement validator =
row.SelectSingl eNode("a:Valida tor", xnm) as XmlElement;
if (validator != null)
{
// using default regexes
if
(validator.GetA ttribute("UseDe faultRegEx").Eq uals(bool.TrueS tring))
{
XmlNodeList regexes =
e.SelectNodes(" a:RegEx", xnm);
foreach (XmlNode _regex in
regexes)
{
XmlElement regex = _regex as
XmlElement;
if
(regex.GetAttri bute("ID").Equa ls(validator.Ge tAttribute("Def aultRegExIdenti fier")))
{
RegularExpressi onValidator
rev = new RegularExpressi onValidator();
rev.ValidationE xpression =
regex.GetAttrib ute("Expression ");
rev.ControlToVa lidate =
validator.GetAt tribute("Contro lToValidate");
rev.ErrorMessag e =
regex.GetAttrib ute("ErrorMessa ge");

validatorCell.C ontrols.Add(rev );
break;
}
}
}
// using custom regexes
else
{
RegularExpressi onValidator rev =
new RegularExpressi onValidator();
rev.ValidationE xpression =
validator.GetAt tribute("Custom RegEx");
rev.ErrorMessag e =
validator.GetAt tribute("ErrorM essage");
rev.ControlToVa lidate =
validator.GetAt tribute("Contro lToValidate");
validatorCell.C ontrols.Add(rev );
}
}
// At last adding the validatorcell to the
row and finishing up
trow.Cells.Add( validatorCell);
tblDynamicTable .Rows.Add(trow) ;
}
}
}
// now styling footer row

style(this.tblD ynamicTable.Row s[this.tblDynamic Table.Rows.Coun t - 1],
this.tablefoote rstyle);
// now styling header row
style(this.tblD ynamicTable.Row s[0],
this.tableheade rstyle);
}
}
EnsureChildCont rols();
base.DataBind() ;
}

private void style(WebContro l item, string Css)
{
string[] directives = Css.Replace(" ",
"").Split(";".T oCharArray());
for (int i = 0; i < directives.Leng th - 1; i++)
{
string[] kvpair = directives[i].Split(":".ToCh arArray());
item.Style.Add( kvpair[0], kvpair[1]);
}
}

void b_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.FormSubmit ted.Invoke(send er, e);
}
}

[Forumtroll]

Re: Button event not firing

I've isolated the problem to be due to the validators.

How can I have validators with this, and -- provided the validators
don't trigger -- make sure that the form submit process continues so
the button click event actually triggers?

[Hans Kesting]

Re: Button event not firing

Forumtroll presented the following explanation :

I've isolated the problem to be due to the validators.
>
How can I have validators with this, and -- provided the validators
don't trigger -- make sure that the form submit process continues so
the button click event actually triggers?

It's the job of the validators to prevent a submit (and therefore a
click-event) when "the conditions" are not satisfied.

If you want to ignore the validators for a particular button, set the
CausesValidatio n property (of that button) to false.

Hans Kesting

[Forumtroll]

Re: Button event not firing

On Jun 2, 1:00 pm, Hans Kesting <news.han...@sp amgourmet.comwr ote:

Forumtroll presented the following explanation :
>

I've isolated the problem to be due to the validators.

>

How can I have validators with this, and -- provided the validators
don't trigger -- make sure that the form submit process continues so
the button click event actually triggers?

>
It's the job of the validators to prevent a submit (and therefore a
click-event) when "the conditions" are not satisfied.
>
If you want to ignore the validators for a particular button, set the
CausesValidatio n property (of that button) to false.
>
Hans Kesting

I've managed to narrow the problem down to the fact that even though
validation succeeds on the client side, the generated client side
scripts never continues to submit the form, thus breaking the submit.

how to circumvent that?