How to add user control under controls folder

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11/25/2009 10:50:13 AM

gtabasa

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How to add user control under controls folder

Hi to all, anyone can take a stab at this question.

I wanted to have a user control called "find dealers" so I was looking at "searchinput" control under "controls" folder but then when I put it on my master.layout (under the skin i created) it wouldn't let me recognize the <portal:finddealers ...></portal> how do I include my newly created control to the portal list?

If there's no way, I'll just resort to Module process, where I put my user control under "modules" folder the only thing is that this takes many 1 to many steps to implement, rather than just treating it as SearchInput then use it directly.

Any help is appreciated.

-gil

11/25/2009 11:19:11 AM

Joe Audette

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Re: How to add user control under controls folder

Hi Gil,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c76dd5k1.aspx

should help you, you should not use "portal" as a prefix for your custom controls though, you should make up your own prefix.

Note that while the article shows how to register controls in a page or other control, it can also be done from Web.config, if you look in the <pages><controls> section of Web.config you will see where I have registered the built in mojoPortal controls using the portal prefix.

Hope it helps,

Joe

11/25/2009 11:27:20 AM

gtabasa

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Re: How to add user control under controls folder

Thanks a bunch Joe, I will do just that, I'll make my own prefix then I know how to create a normal user control its just that I thought for consistency I'll use the portal prefix.

Huge help.

regards,

-gil

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