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Hi:
I am trying to use the mojoPortal DropDownListQuestion Control. I add a reference to mojoPortal.Features.UI but still get an error when I use the control. The error reads:
Compiler Error Message: CS1729: 'SurveyFeature.UI.DropDownListQuestion' does not contain a constructor that takes 0 arguments
That control is internal to the Survey feature and not intended for use outside of it. Features that plug into mojoPortal CMS should be self contained and should not take on dependencies on other features. And you should not fork the code, if you want to make a custom version of the Survey you should clone it into a new feature. You can borrow code from Survey and use it in a custom feature but you should not code against controls in the survey feature.
Hope that helps,
Joe
Yes, I wasn't going to change the code. I was trying to use it the same way I would use a .NET control. When I drop a .NET control on my form, I can't change the .NET code for that control. I can only use the control, not change it. But, I guess it would be too tempting to change the code since we have access to the source...I'm new to using open source code. So, I need to literally cut and paste the source code into my own control?
Also, if a control is for internal use by another control, should it be listed on the Toolbox in VS2010? This may be a VS2010 issue and not a mojoPortal issue.
It should not be in the toolbox.
As I said it was implemented for use in the Survey only. If you find some of the survey code useful to copy and paste then you can do that but my advice is don't code against the Survey or its controls.