Don't understand the error - must be somethin

prasleah · Apr 28, 2012

Hi, I am getting the following error when I load MAIN_PAGE.aspx (code below): Exception of type System.StackOverflowException was thrown. I have deleted almost everything from the code of the aspx and ascx pages, and still I get the same error! My mistake must be something really basic / really stupid - can anyone tell me what? Thanks, JON PS In the SDK documentation, the following explanation of this type of error is given: "StackOverflowException is thrown for execution stack overflow errors, typically in case of a very deep or unbounded recursion". Can anyone explain to me what this actually means (in really simple language)? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MAIN_PAGE.aspx ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <%@ Page Language="VB" %> <%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %> <%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.Oledb" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="UserControl" TagName="RHS" src=http://aspmessageboard.com/archive/index.php/"EXAMPLE_USER_CONTROL.ascx" %> <script language="VB" runat="server"> Sub Page_Load(obj as object, e as eventargs) RHSUserControl.ExampleProperty = "somestring" end sub </script> <html> <body> <form runat="server"> <UserControl:RHS runat="server" id="RHSUserControl" /> </form> </body> </html> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ EXAMPLE_USER_CONTROL.ascx ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <%@ Control Language="VB" %> <%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %> <%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.Oledb" %> <script language="VB" runat="server"> Public Property ExampleProperty As String Get Return ExampleProperty End Get Set ExampleProperty = value End Set End Property </script> Some textI imagine that the stack overflow is caused by the property "recursively" trying to return *itself*, although I'm surprised that this gets past the compiler. Try changing things around like this: -------------------------------------------------------------- ' ### NOTE: added a private data field Private _exampleProperty As String = "" ' Public get'ters & set'ters used to access ' private data member Public Property ExampleProperty As String Get Return _exampleProperty ' <--- ### NOTE THE CHANGE HERE End Get Set _exampleProperty = value ' <--- ### NOTE THE CHANGE HERE End Set End PropertyHi Digory, Wow, solving a problem 7 minutes after it was posted has got to be some kind of world record. Thanks, that error has driving me nuts all day. Have to confess, I'm still not really sure what was going on - or why your suggested code changes don't throw an error - but at least the day hasn't been a complete waste of time now! Cheers, JON

Don't understand the error - must be somethin

prasleah

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