Accessing Master page control in ascx file

Question

I have a master page file that contains a 2 menu\'s in a 2 panel controls. I also use a control to check if user is logged in and get the type of user.

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Answer 1

Because the Panel control is inside a ContentPlaceHolder control, you must first get a reference to the ContentPlaceHolder and then use its FindControl method to locate the TextBox control.

ContentPlaceHolder mpContentPlaceHolder;
Panel pn;
mpContentPlaceHolder = (ContentPlaceHolder)Master.FindControl("PHMainBlock");
if(mpContentPlaceHolder != null)
{
    pn = (Panel) mpContentPlaceHolder.FindControl("NormalUser");
    pn.Visible = false;
}

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