Ok, even after taking time out again to think about this issue I feel I
need some view and opinions.
Creating web controls in .Net - when and how?
For years now I have almost without exception used Xslt to generate the
output for forms and content alike. Now, with web controls there is the
mixed content and code, some of which I don't like all that much. To
generate a menu for example, I would be more tempted to write the code
to use Xslt to transform the data. The idea of writing out table
elements in C# code with javascript inserted as strings is not at all
appealing.
When it comes to forms, it is more appealing as you can get state
management and validation - both of which are a pain to manage in Xslt.
Still you have the annoying need to write out table elements and form
elements (e.g. output.Write("<td class='clsMenuBarCell' nowrap>");)
I have hit one of those mind block days where I am arguing with myself
over the better way to do things, so it's out to the jury to let me know
what you have been doing.
I'm pretty sure the best way is some combination - this would ideally be
a way of still getting state management and validation, with OO, but
being able to separate the display from the Asp.Net, but this doesn't
seem possible.
I also dislike the idea of transforming to an aspx page and then loading
that.
Has anyone looked at in memory dynamic compilation? In other words,
still having your xslt's that can be loaded. These transform to an aspx
output in memory that is dynamically returned so that you can still get
all the benefits of state management and validation methods? An example
may be:
- user vists page
- aspx page generates form using Xml data and Xslt to create aspx code
- user submits data
- aspx code behind validates and maintains viewstate
- in memory aspx output section is modified by code-behind (e.g.
label.Text="Invalid Telephone Number")
- result is sent to the output
Thanks,
Steven.
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