Base constructor calling CreateChildElements method

[Czeshirecat]

Hi. This is my first encounter with the Telerik control set.

As I don't have a clue yet, I'm amending a code fragment I found online to create a custom RadTileElement for my needs.

I'm passing in a database record to a constructor. I've then overridden the CreateChildElements method to map out the grid and set the strings etc according to whatever's passed in. But I noticed, when stepping through the code, that CreateChildElements was being called before my parameterized constructor.

Am I correct in assuming that the base constructor is calling a virtual method?

If the child elements are created before my constructor gets it's turn to set up the control then is there a better way to handle this?

ty in advance

 

 

[Czeshirecat]

Sorry. Don't know how to delete posts.

I just moved the code out of the virtual function and called it from the constructor.

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Claire,

Thank you for writing. 

It is normal that the CreateChildElements method is called before the constructor. If you are passing a data object when creating the tile, the constructor is the appropriate place to synchronize the custom elements with the associated data object.

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions I would be glad to help.

Regards,
Dess
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