Add visualwebpart with vs2012 does not add an ascx path

Question

I am making a visual webpart with custom properties. Basically its a link button which Text and Url properties can be set by the user via web part properties.

All samples I have seen say that in vs 2010(SP 2010), visual studio adds automatically and ascx path variable, but its not the case in 2013. I wonder if I have to do it the same way in 2013 or if it changed?

http://onlinecoder.blogspot.be/2011/04/custom-properties-in-sharepoint-2010_7158.html

My code:

 public partial class LinkButton : WebPart
    {

        private string _LinkText;
        private Uri _Link;


        [WebBrowsable(true), WebDisplayName("LinkText"), WebDescription("Text for the link"),
        Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.Shared), Category("xx- xx"),
        System.ComponentModel.DefaultValue("")]
        public string LinkText
        {
            get { return _LinkText; }
            set { _LinkText = value; }
        }

        [WebBrowsable(true), WebDisplayName("Link"), WebDescription("Link"),
        Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.Shared), Category("xx- xx"),
        System.ComponentModel.DefaultValue("")]
        public Uri Link
        {
            get { return _Link; }
            set { _Link = value; }
        }

        // Uncomment the following SecurityPermission attribute only when doing Performance Profiling on a farm solution
        // using the Instrumentation method, and then remove the SecurityPermission attribute when the code is ready
        // for production. Because the SecurityPermission attribute bypasses the security check for callers of
        // your constructor, it's not recommended for production purposes.
        // [System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Assert, UnmanagedCode = true)]
        public LinkButton()
        {
        }

        protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnInit(e);
            InitializeControl();
        }

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }

        protected override void CreateChildControls()
        {
            LinkButton linkButton = Page.LoadControl(_ascxPath) as LinkButton;
            if (linkButton != null)
            {
                linkButton.Title = LinkText;
                linkButton.TitleUrl = Link.ToString();
                Controls.Add(linkButton);
            }           
        }
    }

Answer 1

You can add it manually

 private const string _ascxPath = "~/_CONTROLTEMPLATES/yourproject/yourcontrol.ascx";

If you cannot find "_CONTROLTEMPLATES" folder in your project,You should add mapped folders to your project

Answer 2

I moved the code from the CreateChildrenCOntrols to the page load and then it works without any problem, visual webparts apparently work a little bit different in sp2013 but there is no documentation around.

THere is no need to find the controls using the controltemplates folder, the webparts are not even deployed there