Why accessing master page menu item from class gives error? RSS

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  rpk2006

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  Why accessing master page menu item from class gives error?

  Mar 01, 2012 10:20 AM|LINK

  When I use this code to access a Master Page Menu Item, it works well but it fails when I try to run from a class.

  Menu masterMenu = Master.FindControl("NavigationMenu") as Menu;

  It gives error: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object.

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  Trouble88

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  Re: Why accessing master page menu item from class gives error?

  Mar 01, 2012 01:49 PM|LINK

  Hi-

  Maybe try

  Menu MasterMenu = (Menu)Page.Master.FindControl("NavigationMenu")

  -Nici

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  Bimalvv

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  Re: Why accessing master page menu item from class gives error?

  Mar 02, 2012 05:25 AM|LINK

  Hi,

  Can you share the class that you are using?

  Thanks,

  Bimal

  Thanks & Regards,
  Bimal
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  Dave Sussman

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  Re: Why accessing master page menu item from class gives error?

  Mar 02, 2012 08:41 AM|LINK

  The class doesn't have a property called Master, so that's the object that is null. You can't directly access the page or master from within a class.

  What is it you're trying to do in that class? There will be ways to do what you want, but we need to know what you are trying to do.

  • Marked as answer by Ming Xu - MSFT on Mar 29, 2012 01:06 PM