asp:Literal control null in user control

Question

I\'ve a user control which contains asp:Literal.

Answer 1

It depends on exactly how you're including the controls in your web.config. It will not work if you try to include all of the controls in a namespace (although the designer will correctly show you the list of your controls):

<add tagPrefix="prefix" namespace="example.ui.controls" assembly="example.ui" />

But if you add your control(s) individually and point to their physical location(s), it will work as you expect without having to include endless @Register directives.

<add tagPrefix="prefix" tagName="Message" src="~/Controls/Message.ascx" />