Can a ContentPlaceHolder be placed in a Web User Control?

Question

I want to do something like this:

I got this User Control called Base:

<div>
some content...

<asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="baseContentPlaceHolder" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>

</div>

Then i inherit the Base in another User Control and add stuff to the content:

<asp:Content id="subBase" contentplaceholderid="baseContentPlaceHolder" runat"server">
    stuff to be added...
</asp:Content>

Is it possible to do with ContentPlaceHolder ?

How can this behavior be solved?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '11 at 12:20

6

I don't think you can do that.

A ContentPlaceHolder can only go in the MasterPage itself.

In the pages that inherit from the MasterPage, you put in a Content tag.

My best guess would be to add in a PlaceHolder, expose that on the control, and then add in your stuff to that.

answered Sep 07 '11 at 12:20

Jim B

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Yep, You can't use a ContentPlaceHolder in a User Control, but just to clarify yes you can add the contents of regular PlaceHolder to the page from within a user control, or add/modify the contents of a regular PlaceHolder in a derived UserControl. example: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1973773/132461 – DanO Apr 04 '13 at 16:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 28 '23 at 18:39

You can loop through the Master pages until you find the ContentPlaceHolder and insert it there:

var scriptTag = new HtmlGenericControl("script");
scriptTag.Attributes.Add("type", "text/javascript");
scriptTag.Attributes.Add("src", Page.ResolveUrl($"~/somescript.js"));

Control control = null;
MasterPage master = Page.Master;

while (master != null)
{
    control = master.FindControl("FooterContent");
    if (control == null)
        master = master.Master;
    else
        break;
}
control.Controls.Add(scriptTag);

Can a ContentPlaceHolder be placed in a Web User Control?

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