How to change the button to an imagebutton in the SearchBox.ascx

Hi,

When I change the asp:button in the searchbox.ascx to an asp:imagebutton I get this error:

The base class includes the field 'btnSearch', but its type (System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button) is not compatible with the type of control (System.Web.UI.WebControls.ImageButton).

What is the way to handle this issue?

Just recompile the solution

Thanks Andrei for responding, but the site will not compile because of this error...

Have you changed it in Visual Studio? If not, then go to searchbox.ascx.designer.cs and replace System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button with System.Web.UI.WebControls.ImageButton for 'btnSearch'

OK, Andrei, I have changed in VS: in the designer.cs to an ImageButton. No luck. I have also tried puttin the declaration in the code-behind file, no luck.

The error is about the base-class:

The base class includes the field 'btnSearch', but its type (System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button) is not compatible with the type of control (System.Web.UI.WebControls.ImageButton).

Any more ideas?

Fabianus wrote:
Recompile the solution again. It should work

I'm not sure why you want to change it to an imagebutton. You can also change the css class for each button and add à background and remove the borders.
Hope this helps.

Example:
Background: url('images/button.gif') left top;
Border:0;

You are right, why make 3 turns left when one turn right is also ok. Thanks!

if you made all the changes necessary, all you have to do is clean the solution.
SOLVED: under build click clean solution.
the squiggly line should go away after