I have a slight problem with creating a button on the server side code. I am using stringbuilder to build a table in html and I want to create a new button object and pass it into my stringbuilder object. The problem I have is my page doesn't compile when I am debugging. I want to give my button object a runat="server" property but I don't know how to.
Button add_img_popup = new Button();
add_img_popup.Text = "Add new Image"; // text
add_img_popup.Click += new EventHandler(addImgPopup_Click); // click event handler
add_img_popup.Enabled = true;
add_img_popup.ID = "btn_add_img_popup"; // programmatic id
Page.Controls.Add(add_img_popup); // add to page controls so it renders
st.Append("<tr>");
st.Append("<td>");
st.Append(add_img_popup); // pass to string builder
st.Append("</tbody>");
st.Append("</table>");
And the message the server gives me.
Server Error in '/' Application.
Control 'btn_add_img_popup' of type 'Button' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Control 'btn_add_img_popup' of type 'Button' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[HttpException (0x80004005): Control 'btn_add_img_popup' of type 'Button' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server.] System.Web.UI.Page.VerifyRenderingInServerForm(Control control) +8702387 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter writer) +54 System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderBeginTag(HtmlTextWriter writer) +20 System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +20 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +99 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +134 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +19 System.Web.UI.Page.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +29 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +99 System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1266