[Resolved] Can't reference server control in code-behind/IntelliSense

.Question:

I've got the following control on my aspx page:

<asp:DropDownList ID="favList" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true">

<asp:ListItem Value="" Text="--" />

</asp:DropDownList>

I have three other drop down lists on the page that are working fine. However this one doesn't seem to come up under intellisense when I'm in my code-behind. If I type "favList." ....I get nothing. But I can still programmatically reference the control using

Dim favoritesDropDown As DropDownList = 
DirectCast(FindControl("favList"), DropDownList) 

I only recently added the control to the page, which has been in existence for some time now...could that have anything to do with it?

Solution:

Try the following steps  :

1. Switch the page View to design mode this may refresh the designer file and reflect the control in IntelliSense.
2. Make sure that the control is not a child of another control.

Hope it helps :)

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