Visual WebPart method cannot see object in user control

Question

I've created a user control web part and the code behind file contains the following:

using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

namespace AnnouncementSlider1.ContentSlider 
{
[ToolboxItemAttribute(false)]
public partial class ContentSlider : UserControl
{
    string Qry = " <Where><Geq><FieldRef Name='Expires' /><Value 
    IncludeTimeValue='FALSE' Type='DateTime'>{0}</Value></Geq></Where>"; 
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { 
        if (!IsPostBack) { DisplayAnnouncements(); 
        } 
    }       
    private void DisplayAnnouncements() { 
        SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate() 
        { 
            using (SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.ID)) 
            { 
                using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb(SPContext.Current.Web.ID)) 
                { 
                    SPList list = web.Lists["Announcements"]; 
                    SPQuery query = new SPQuery(); 
                    query.RowLimit = 10; 
                    query.Query = string.Format(Qry, DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")); 
                    rep1.DataSource = list.GetItems(query).GetDataTable(); 
                    rep1.DataBind(); 
                } 
            } 
        }
        ); 
    }
}
}

The control has the following item:

    <asp:Repeater ID="rep1" runat="server">             

When I build the solution, I receive an error stating:

Error The name 'rep1' does not exist in the current context

How should I remedy this error?

Answer 1

Stop using RWEP. It is a security risk that you do not need to take. Using the System Account token is sufficient for reading a list.

http://www.schaeflein.net/Pages/Impersonation-and-Elevation-of-Privilege.aspx

Answer 2

So, I noticed that the ascx was actually under the Control Template folder in the solution for some reason. I re-created the user control and ensured it was saved under the web part folder. This rectified the error.