Simulating page lifecycle in code

Question

I have a custom Control on which I override the OnInit method.

Update

It seems I need to get the Init event through userControl.GetType().GetEvent("Init"). However the RaiseMethod property of the event is null so I'm unable to raise the event through reflection. Any leads?

Old

I use the following code to load the control (ReflectionUtil invokes the method using reflection):

        Page p = new Page();
        UserControl userControl = (UserControl)p.LoadControl(path);
        p.Controls.Add((Control)userControl);

        //EventArgs eventArgs = new EventArgs();

        //ReflectionUtil.CallMethod((object)p, "OnInit", (object[])new EventArgs[1] { eventArgs });
        //ReflectionUtil.CallMethod((object)userControl, "OnInit", (object[])new EventArgs[1] { eventArgs });

        //Plain Reflection doesn't work either...
        EventArgs eventArgs = new EventArgs();

        MethodInfo initMethod = userControl.GetType().GetMethod("OnInit");
        initMethod.Invoke(userControl, (object[])new EventArgs[1]
          {
            eventArgs
          });

However when I set a breakpoint in my custom control's OnInit method it does not get invoked. Am I missing something here? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

OnInit is protected and GetMethod overload you are using only gets public methods.

You could use the overload with the bindingflag NonPublic to get the protected method.