Dynamic button click event not firing

Question

I know this has been posted a guzillion times but it appears that my circumstances are slightly different since the common solution is not solving the problem. My code is as follows:

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

        Button btn_finishTest = new Button();
        btn_finishTest.ID = "btn_finishTest";
        btn_finishTest.Text = "Finish";
        btn_finishTest.Click += new EventHandler(btn_finishTest_Click);
        placeholder.Controls.Add(btn_finishTest);
    }

private void btn_finishTest_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
   // does sweet FA at the moment
}

As you can see, the button is instantiated on page-init, so I'm slightly purplexed as to why the click event code isn't executed.

Describe "not working" We don't have your application in front of us, so we don't know exactly what your problem is. — mason
...edited... The onclick event function isn't being executed. — J Smith
Is the button actually on the page on the client? What happens if you change btn_finishTest_Click from private to protected? — mason
button renders with no problems - no difference when changing private to protected. — J Smith

J Smith J Smith · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-04T22:02:37

In the end it was the padding of another element that was obstructing me from click the button... A stupid mistake but just thought I'd post it anyone in case anyone else comes across the same weirdness.

Dynamic button click event not firing

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