I was wondering if it was possible to load a asp.net control (.ascx) that doesn't reside on the file system?
Like say a string variable?
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System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly.Load(byte[])
No designer for you if you do this though.
Joshua
2009-11-05 16:54:18
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Not a string varible but you can load it from resources or zip file, but you have to have full trust. Google for VirtualPathProvider.
epitka
2009-11-05 16:54:25
of course, if you can source web content from a zip file using a VPP, you can also source web content from *anything* - any sort of backing store. A database (I think sharepoint does this), or... even... a string. The key is the VPP. I don't know of a VPP that works with "strings" or in-memory representations, but the VPP model is not complicated and it should be straightforward to build one.
Cheeso
2009-11-05 17:20:15
Actually, there is one more way, loading it directly from the variable but you cannot have any expressions in the page <$= or <%# etc. You would create a class and then load markup using Page.ParseControl(markup). If you need example send me an email.
epitka
2009-11-05 17:24:10
@Cheeso: You are right, I was just pointing that he cannot do it straight from varible, but has to use provider for it. The only issue I have with providers is that they require full trust, so no application in shared hosting.
epitka
2009-11-05 17:25:56
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You could try this:
string controlString = //read or build it
Control control = this.Page.TemplateControl.ParseControl(controlString);
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Mike
2009-11-06 11:50:14