HtmlGenericControl Constructors
Definition
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Initializes a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class.
Overloads
| HtmlGenericControl() |
Initializes a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class with default values. |
| HtmlGenericControl(String) |
Initializes a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class with the specified tag. |
HtmlGenericControl()
Initializes a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class with default values.
public:
HtmlGenericControl();public HtmlGenericControl ();Public Sub New ()Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to create a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class using the parameterless constructor.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create a new HtmlGenericControl.
HtmlGenericControl NewControl = new HtmlGenericControl();
// Set the properties of the new HtmlGenericControl control.
NewControl.ID = "NewControl";
NewControl.InnerHtml = "This is a dynamically created HTML server control.";
// Add the new HtmlGenericControl to the Controls collection of the
// PlaceHolder control.
ControlContainer.Controls.Add(NewControl);
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example </h3>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="ControlContainer"
runat="server"/>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Create a new HtmlGenericControl.
Dim NewControl As New HtmlGenericControl()
' Set the properties of the new HtmlGenericControl control.
NewControl.ID = "NewControl"
NewControl.InnerHtml = "This is a dynamically created HTML server control."
' Add the new HtmlGenericControl to the Controls collection of the
' PlaceHolder control.
ControlContainer.Controls.Add(NewControl)
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example </h3>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="ControlContainer"
runat="server"/>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use this constructor to create and initialize a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class using the default values. It is commonly used to dynamically create a server-side <span> element.
The following table shows initial property values for an instance of HtmlGenericControl.
| Property | Initial Value |
|---|---|
TagName |
The "span" literal string. |
Applies to
HtmlGenericControl(String)
Initializes a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class with the specified tag.
public:
HtmlGenericControl(System::String ^ tag);public HtmlGenericControl (string tag);new System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl : string -> System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControlPublic Sub New (tag As String)Parameters
- tag
- String
The name of the element for which this instance of the class is created.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to create a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class using the overloaded constructor.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create a new HtmlGenericControl.
HtmlGenericControl NewControl = new HtmlGenericControl("div");
// Set the properties of the new HtmlGenericControl control.
NewControl.ID = "NewControl";
NewControl.InnerHtml = "This is a dynamically created HTML server control.";
// Add the new HtmlGenericControl to the Controls collection of the
// PlaceHolder control.
ControlContainer.Controls.Add(NewControl);
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example </h3>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="ControlContainer"
runat="server"/>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Create a new HtmlGenericControl.
Dim NewControl As New HtmlGenericControl("div")
' Set the properties of the new HtmlGenericControl control.
NewControl.ID = "NewControl"
NewControl.InnerHtml = "This is a dynamically created HTML server control."
' Add the new HtmlGenericControl to the Controls collection of the
' PlaceHolder control.
ControlContainer.Controls.Add(NewControl)
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example </h3>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="ControlContainer"
runat="server"/>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use this constructor to create and initialize a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class using the specified tag. This allows you to dynamically create any HTML server control element not directly represented by a .NET Framework class.
The following table shows initial property values for an instance of HtmlGenericControl.
| Property | Initial Value |
|---|---|
TagName |
The value of the tag parameter. |
Note
If the tag parameter is null, the TagName property is set to String.Empty.
