ASP.NET Ajax Control Toolkit - CascadingDropDown

Hello everybody! I spent the last few hours to find out more about CascadingDropDown (CDD)  and I really didn't like what it really is.

The main question.

The requirements to make your CDD to work are just:

  1. NEED to use a web service (arghhhhhhhh);
  2. Write the method inside your ASPX page (code behind is a bad choice hun?)
  3. Need to learn how to pass values to and from the CascadingDropDownNameValue collection.

That's for me is a really bad thing. The one thing that CDD really does that's very nice is the automatic behavior handling of the parent's and children's DropDownLists. If there is no item selected on the parent DropDown, the children are automatic disabled and when you select a new one the children goes thru a two state os exibition, telling you to wait and when the requisition is over, tell toy to pick your choice.

I really didn't like it, as I said in the beginning and I intend to use the "normal" approach:

Yes, you may think that I'm a really bad guy, but in my case CDD doesn't help me on anything. I hope that someone else can find it usefull.

See you!@!

Chilá!@!

7 Comments

  • Yikes, it's just a tool! Take it easy and use if you can, otherwise come up with whatever works for the solution. Lose the bold font too.

  • It's obvious you don't understand what CDD is for and how the extenders work.

  • Like Frank said, what's up with the BBOOOLLLLDDDD & big-size font? Hurts eyes...

  • Sounds like a better way to do it. A lot less of a head-ache.

  • Frank and Roger, I fixed the problem with the font as I migrated to a new layout and thank you for your comments

  • Nigel, I'm sorry that I made you upset, but that was just my impression. What I don't understand is:

    If that is a control extender why I need to change almost all of my code just to fit?

    I know what CDD is for what I don't understand is why we need to change or code just for the cascading effect.

    My solution works and I'll post here soon the complete source code, so everyone can evaluate what's better. Pick your choice.

    See ya and thank you for your visit and comment!

    Chilá!@!

  • i m working with cascadingdropndown .but i got a problem when i define cascadingdropdownproperty ?

    wht i will do?
    i did't get any solution also?
    plz help me...

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