how to set contol property in asp.net

Question

Very simple and stupid question.

i have a page class

public partial class ProtectWayItem : System.Web.UI.UserControl
    {
        public int Count {         


        

Answer 1

You have to use = instead #

And if you want to call with the # sign then you need to call a DataBind() method..

protected void Page_PreRenderComplete(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    DataBind();
}

here is what each expression means

• The <%= expressions are evaluated at render time
• The <%# expressions are evaluated at DataBind() time and are not evaluated at all if DataBind() is not called.
• <%# expressions can be used as properties in server-side controls. <%= expressions cannot.

For a better understanding, please check out this link: The difference between <%= and <%# in ASP.NET