Accessing masterpage properties from child pages in ASP.net VB

Question

I have masterpage.master.vb where I have properties, such as;

 Private _SQLerror As String
    Public Property SQLerror() As String
        Get
            Return _SQLerror
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _SQLerror = String.Empty

        End Set
    End Property

Then I have an aspx page in which I need to use this property in, such as;

 If **[masterpage property sqlerror]** = Nothing Then
            InternalSQLErrLabel.Text = ("No Errors Reported")
        End If

Can anyone give me an idea how to go about this? I've tried searching but most articles talk in the context of web controls...

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi, you can cast the masterpage to the correct type:

MyMasterPageType m = (MyMasterPageType)Master;

Then you can access your properties:

m.SqlError

If you have multiple master pages, let all your masterpages inherit from an interface, and cast the masterpage to that interface.

Best regards, -- Rob.

Answer 2

You can use <%@ MasterType %> also for this.