The control already exists on the page. You just need to create a reference to the control, not try and create a new control.
Delcare a reference to the control at the page level using the ID you assigned in the HTML: Private uCtlHeader as Header Then you can reference it from any method on your page. uCtlHeader.PageTitle = "This is the heading" HTH, Dean Fiala ----------------------------- Very Practical Software, Inc. http://www.vpsw.com/links.aspx -----Original Message----- From: Faisel Y! [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk] Accessing user control's properties I've created a user control Header which is a header with a page title. I want to set the page title from code, so I've made it a property: Public Property PageTitle() As String Get Return lblHeading.Text End Get Set(ByVal Value As String) lblHeading.Text = Value End Set End Property In the main page, I've dragged and dropped the user control on to my page, I've created the control in my code-behind: Dim C1 As NEW Header C1.PageTitle = "This is the heading" However, this is giving me an error: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" I'm sure the name is right, so what I am missing. Here's the HTML where the control is added: <uc1:Header id="uCtlHeader" runat="server"></uc1:Header> I've tried "Dim c1 As Header = New Header" but that didn't work either. Please help me.. Thanks, Faisel Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/saFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
