Re: Using Page Object in VB Class File

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From: John Saunders (johnwsaundersiii_at_notcoldmail.com)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:19:39 -0400

"Alex Papadimoulis" <alexRemovePi@pa3.14padimoulis.com> wrote in message
news:eFZd3BIVEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> John,
>
> No reason to recommend against modules. If you look at the compliation, a
> Module is created as a public singleton class with all methods static
> (shared). Modules are therefore OO. Avoiding them because at one point
they
> were pre-OO is like avoiding methods from the Microsoft.Visualbasic
> namespace (such as Left()) -- it really weakens your toolset as a VB
> programmer for no reason.

Alex,

Can one inherit from a module? Can one add nonstatic members?

Since a class can do everything a module can do plus far more, I see no
reason to use modules at all. 

-- 
John Saunders
johnwsaundersiii at hotmail
> -- 
> Alex Papadimoulis
> http://weblogs.asp.net/Alex_Papadimoulis
>
>
> "John Saunders" <johnwsaundersiii@notcoldmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ORdZBT$TEHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > "Alex Papadimoulis" <alexRemovePi@pa3.14padimoulis.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23mR6OI%23TEHA.384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Bijoy,
> > >
> > > > - How would I "include" this class in each aspx page?
> > > Just create a module in your project. It will be in the assembly, and
> > > automatically "included" (accessible) from all your pages.
> >
> > I personally recommend against modules, which are a pre-OO feature.
> Instead,
> > go ahead and create a Public class with Public Shared subs and/or
> Functions.
> >
> > > > - How would I call the functions?
> > > MyModule.MyFunction( arg1, arg2 )
> >
> > MyClass.MyFunction(arg1, arg2)
> >
> > > > - One of my functions does a "Page.FindControl". How can I make the
> Page
> > > > object accessible within the class file
> > > Function MyFunction( pg as Page ) As String
> > >   Dim ctrl as Control = pg.FindControl("Blah")
> > >   If ctrl Is Nothing Then Return "Where Is It" Else Return "Found It"
> > > End Sub
> >
> > Pretty good, but if you make the signature be:
> >
> > Function MyFunction(ctl as Control)
> >
> > then you'll be able to handle cases where you don't want to search the
> whole
> > page.
> > -- 
> > John Saunders
> > johnwsaundersiii at hotmail
> >
> >
>
>

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