Spellchecking Dynamic Controls

Scenario

How to add RadSpell dynamically to the page and/or how to spellcheck dynamic controls.

Solution

To spellcheck dynamic controls:

• Create dynamic instances of both RadSpell and the control you wish to spellcheck.

• Add both controls to a placeholder control inside your ASPX / ASCX template.

You need to set the ControlToCheck property after you add both controls to the Controls collection of their parent!

ASP.NET

<form id="form2" runat="server">
   <asp:ScriptManager ID="Scriptmanager1" runat="server">
   </asp:ScriptManager>
   <asp:PlaceHolder runat="server" ID="PlaceHolder1" />
</form> 

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	TextBox textArea = new TextBox();
	textArea.ID = "TextBox1";
	PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(textArea);
	RadSpell spellChecker = new RadSpell();
	spellChecker.ID = "RadSpell1";
	PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(spellChecker);
	spellChecker.ControlToCheck = textArea.ClientID;
} 

VB

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
	Dim textArea As New TextBox()
	textArea.ID = "TextBox1"
	PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(textArea)
	Dim spellChecker As New RadSpell()
	spellChecker.ID = "RadSpell1"
	PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(spellChecker)
	spellChecker.ControlToCheck = textArea.ClientID
End Sub