Set Property Value on Master Page from Content Page

Question

I need to pass data to a variable in my master page each time a page is loaded.

I have a string[] of RequiredRoles that I set on each content page defining what roles are required to access that page.

On my master page, I have a method that takes this array, and checks to see if the current user is in one or more of those roles.

How would I go about managing this? I basically want each page to have a String[] RequiredRoles defined, and the master page will load this on each call and check to see if the users are in those roles.

Answer 1

Typecast Page.Master to your master page so that you are doing something like:

((MyMasterPageType)Page.Master).Roles = "blah blah";

Answer 2

Add page directive to your child page:

<%@ MasterType VirtualPath="~/MasterPage.master" %>

Then add property to your master page:

public string Section { get; set; }

You can access this property like this:

Master.Section = "blog";