I suppose I should mention that on the same page I have a datagrid which behaves just like I would want it to using the visible/iseditable tag.

Perhaps these other controls aren't behaving similarly because they're on a panel or within an html table?

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Data binding expressions such as <%# IsEditable %>  are resolved only when the DataBind method of the control or the page itself is called.  When you use this expression within a data-bound control such as a Datagrid, Gridview, etc., it will be resolved when you (or in the case of some of the ASP.Net 2.0 controls associated with a DataSource when the control automatically calls its DataBind method) call DataBind.  When this expression is used outside of a data-bound control (such as in a user control or on the page itself), it will not be resolved unless the user control's or page's DataBind method is called.  Although this can be done, I guess that I prefer to set a control's Visible and other properties in the CodeFile/Codebehind as needed.

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