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Author How to save values to XmlPlaceholder
Crystal

2006-02-20, 5:52 pm

Hi there,
Can I save some values to an XmlPlaceholder on authoring page without
creating a custom placeholder control.
I try to do like this:
protected void btnAdd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
CmsHttpContext cms = CmsHttpContext.Current;
Posting p = cms.Posting;
XmlPlaceholder ph;
ph = p.Placeholders["ItemList"] as XmlPlaceholder;
ph.XmlAsString = Textbox.Text;
cms.CommitAll();
}
But the values are not saved when I click "Save and Exit".

Can anybody give some comments?
Thanks

Mei Ying [MVP]

2006-02-20, 8:48 pm

Hi

There are several ways to do this. Creating a custom placeholder control is
one possible solution. You could also consider:
1. Placing the code in the posting event handler.
2. Create a custom "Save and Exit" button

But the solution that you are proabably looking for is to use the template
file's SavePostingEvent handler. Here's how you can do this. In the template
file add to the OnInit() event handler:

override protected void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
InitializeComponent();
base.OnInit(e);

// Register new event being called during save
WebAuthorContext.Current.SavePostingEvent += new

WebAuthorPostingEventHandler(SaveXmlPlac
eholderContent);
}

And add the code that does the work to the custom
SaveXmlPlaceholderContent() method:

function SaveXmlPlaceholderContent(object sender, WebAuthorPostingEventArgs e)
{
Posting p = e.Posting;
XmlPlaceholder ph;
ph = p.Placeholders["ItemList"] as XmlPlaceholder;
ph.XmlAsString = Textbox.Text;
}

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"Crystal" wrote:

> Hi there,
> Can I save some values to an XmlPlaceholder on authoring page without
> creating a custom placeholder control.
> I try to do like this:
> protected void btnAdd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> CmsHttpContext cms = CmsHttpContext.Current;
> Posting p = cms.Posting;
> XmlPlaceholder ph;
> ph = p.Placeholders["ItemList"] as XmlPlaceholder;
> ph.XmlAsString = Textbox.Text;
> cms.CommitAll();
> }
> But the values are not saved when I click "Save and Exit".
>
> Can anybody give some comments?
> Thanks
>

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