TemplateDefinition Class
Definition
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Provides properties and methods that define a template element in a Web server control at design time.
public ref class TemplateDefinition : System::Web::UI::Design::DesignerObjectpublic class TemplateDefinition : System.Web.UI.Design.DesignerObjecttype TemplateDefinition = class
inherit DesignerObjectPublic Class TemplateDefinition
Inherits DesignerObject- Inheritance
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to derive a custom class from the ControlDesigner class. This control designer supports a control with four possible templates.
To try it, add a reference to the System.Design.dll assembly, compile the code, and then, in a design host such as Visual Studio 2005, look at the page in Design view. Select the control, click the action list to select a template to modify, and then use the drag-and-drop feature to move controls into the template.
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.Design;
namespace ASPNet.Design.Samples
{
// Set an attribute reference to the designer, and define
// the HTML markup that the toolbox will write into the source.
[Designer(typeof(TemplateGroupsSampleDesigner)),
ToolboxData("<{0}:TemplateGroupsSample runat=server></{0}:TemplateGroupsSample>")]
public sealed class TemplateGroupsSample : WebControl, INamingContainer
{
// Field for the templates
private ITemplate[] _templates;
// Constructor
public TemplateGroupsSample()
{
_templates = new ITemplate[4];
}
// For each template property, set the designer attributes
// so the property does not appear in the property grid, but
// changes to the template are persisted in the control.
[Browsable(false),
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
public ITemplate Template1
{
get { return _templates[0]; }
set { _templates[0] = value; }
}
[Browsable(false),
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
public ITemplate Template2
{
get { return _templates[1]; }
set { _templates[1] = value; }
}
[Browsable(false),
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
public ITemplate Template3
{
get { return _templates[2]; }
set { _templates[2] = value; }
}
[Browsable(false),
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
public ITemplate Template4
{
get { return _templates[3]; }
set { _templates[3] = value; }
}
protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
// Instantiate each template inside a panel
// then add the panel to the Controls collection
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
Panel pan = new Panel();
_templates[i].InstantiateIn(pan);
this.Controls.Add(pan);
}
}
}
// Designer for the TemplateGroupsSample control
public class TemplateGroupsSampleDesigner : ControlDesigner
{
TemplateGroupCollection col = null;
public override void Initialize(IComponent component)
{
// Initialize the base
base.Initialize(component);
// Turn on template editing
SetViewFlags(ViewFlags.TemplateEditing, true);
}
// Add instructions to the placeholder view of the control
public override string GetDesignTimeHtml()
{
return CreatePlaceHolderDesignTimeHtml("Click here and use " +
"the task menu to edit the templates.");
}
public override TemplateGroupCollection TemplateGroups
{
get
{
if (col == null)
{
// Get the base collection
col = base.TemplateGroups;
// Create variables
TemplateGroup tempGroup;
TemplateDefinition tempDef;
TemplateGroupsSample ctl;
// Get reference to the component as TemplateGroupsSample
ctl = (TemplateGroupsSample)Component;
// Create a TemplateGroup
tempGroup = new TemplateGroup("Template Set A");
// Create a TemplateDefinition
tempDef = new TemplateDefinition(this, "Template A1",
ctl, "Template1", true);
// Add the TemplateDefinition to the TemplateGroup
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef);
// Create another TemplateDefinition
tempDef = new TemplateDefinition(this, "Template A2",
ctl, "Template2", true);
// Add the TemplateDefinition to the TemplateGroup
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef);
// Add the TemplateGroup to the TemplateGroupCollection
col.Add(tempGroup);
// Create another TemplateGroup and populate it
tempGroup = new TemplateGroup("Template Set B");
tempDef = new TemplateDefinition(this, "Template B1",
ctl, "Template3", true);
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef);
tempDef = new TemplateDefinition(this, "Template B2",
ctl, "Template4", true);
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef);
// Add the TemplateGroup to the TemplateGroupCollection
col.Add(tempGroup);
}
return col;
}
}
// Do not allow direct resizing unless in TemplateMode
public override bool AllowResize
{
get
{
if (this.InTemplateMode)
return true;
else
return false;
}
}
}
}
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.Design
Namespace ASPNet.Design.Samples
' Set an attribute reference to the designer, and define
' the HTML markup that the toolbox will write into the source.
<Designer(GetType(TemplateGroupsSampleDesigner)), _
ToolboxData("<{0}:TemplateGroupsSample runat=server></{0}:TemplateGroupsSample>")> _
Public Class TemplateGroupsSample
Inherits WebControl
Implements INamingContainer
' Field for the templates
Private _templates() As ITemplate
' Constructor
Public Sub New()
ReDim _templates(4)
End Sub
' For each template property, set the designer attributes
' so the property does not appear in the property grid, but
' changes to the template are persisted in the control.
<Browsable(False), _
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)> _
Public Property Template1() As ITemplate
Get
Return _templates(0)
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
_templates(0) = Value
End Set
End Property
<Browsable(False), _
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)> _
Public Property Template2() As ITemplate
Get
Return _templates(1)
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
_templates(1) = Value
End Set
End Property
<Browsable(False), _
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)> _
Public Property Template3() As ITemplate
Get
Return _templates(2)
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
_templates(2) = Value
End Set
End Property
<Browsable(False), _
PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)> _
Public Property Template4() As ITemplate
Get
Return _templates(3)
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As ITemplate)
_templates(3) = Value
End Set
End Property
Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
' Instantiate the template inside the panel
' then add the panel to the Controls collection
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 3
Dim pan As New Panel()
_templates(i).InstantiateIn(pan)
Me.Controls.Add(pan)
Next
End Sub
End Class
' Designer for the TemplateGroupsSample class
Public Class TemplateGroupsSampleDesigner
Inherits System.Web.UI.Design.ControlDesigner
Private col As TemplateGroupCollection = Nothing
Public Overrides Sub Initialize(ByVal Component As IComponent)
' Initialize the base
MyBase.Initialize(Component)
' Turn on template editing
SetViewFlags(ViewFlags.TemplateEditing, True)
End Sub
' Add instructions to the placeholder view of the control
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetDesignTimeHtml() As String
Return CreatePlaceHolderDesignTimeHtml("Click here and use " & _
"the task menu to edit the templates.")
End Function
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property TemplateGroups() As TemplateGroupCollection
Get
If IsNothing(col) Then
' Get the base collection
col = MyBase.TemplateGroups
' Create variables
Dim tempGroup As TemplateGroup
Dim tempDef As TemplateDefinition
Dim ctl As TemplateGroupsSample
' Get reference to the component as TemplateGroupsSample
ctl = CType(Component, TemplateGroupsSample)
' Create a TemplateGroup
tempGroup = New TemplateGroup("Template Set A")
' Create a TemplateDefinition
tempDef = New TemplateDefinition(Me, "Template A1", ctl, "Template1", True)
' Add the TemplateDefinition to the TemplateGroup
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef)
' Create another TemplateDefinition
tempDef = New TemplateDefinition(Me, "Template A2", ctl, "Template2", True)
' Add the TemplateDefinition to the TemplateGroup
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef)
' Add the TemplateGroup to the TemplateGroupCollection
col.Add(tempGroup)
' Create another TemplateGroup and populate it
tempGroup = New TemplateGroup("Template Set B")
tempDef = New TemplateDefinition(Me, "Template B1", ctl, "Template3", True)
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef)
tempDef = New TemplateDefinition(Me, "Template B2", ctl, "Template4", True)
tempGroup.AddTemplateDefinition(tempDef)
' Add the TemplateGroup to the TemplateGroupCollection
col.Add(tempGroup)
End If
Return col
End Get
End Property
' Do not allow direct resizing unless in TemplateMode
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property AllowResize() As Boolean
Get
If Me.InTemplateMode Then
Return True
Else
Return False
End If
End Get
End Property
End Class
End Namespace
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample"
Namespace="ASPNet.Design.Samples" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<aspSample:TemplateGroupsSample runat="server" ID="TGSample1">
</aspSample:TemplateGroupsSample>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
The TemplateDefinition class provides a base template definition class that can be inherited from and extended for a control designer to use in providing support for templated controls in a design host such as Visual Studio 2005. A design host uses the properties and methods of the TemplateDefinition class to facilitate creating and editing a template at design time.
Constructors
| TemplateDefinition(ControlDesigner, String, Object, String, Boolean) |
Initializes a new instance of the TemplateDefinition class, using the provided designer, template name, template, property name, and whether to limit the template contents to Web server controls. |
| TemplateDefinition(ControlDesigner, String, Object, String, Style, Boolean) |
Initializes a new instance of the TemplateDefinition class, using the provided designer, template name, template, property name, Style object, and whether to limit content to Web server controls. |
| TemplateDefinition(ControlDesigner, String, Object, String, Style) |
Initializes a new instance of the TemplateDefinition class, using the provided designer, template name, template, property name, and Style object. |
| TemplateDefinition(ControlDesigner, String, Object, String) |
Initializes a new instance of the TemplateDefinition class, using the provided designer, template name, template, and property name. |
Properties
| AllowEditing |
Gets a value that indicates whether the template should enable editing of its contents. |
| Content |
Gets or sets the HTML markup representing the content of the template. |
| Designer |
Gets the associated designer component. (Inherited from DesignerObject) |
| Name |
Gets the name of the object. (Inherited from DesignerObject) |
| Properties |
Gets the object's properties. (Inherited from DesignerObject) |
| ServerControlsOnly |
Retrieves a value indicating whether the template should limit content to Web server controls, as set in the TemplateDefinition constructor. This property is read-only. |
| Style |
Retrieves the style that should be applied to the template as set in the TemplateDefinition constructor. This property is read-only. |
| SupportsDataBinding |
Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the template supports data binding. |
| TemplatedObject |
Retrieves the component in which the template resides. This property is read-only. |
| TemplatePropertyName |
Retrieves the property name for the template that the design host should display in the property grid. |
Methods
| Equals(Object) |
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetHashCode() |
Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetService(Type) |
Gets a service from the design host, as identified by the provided type. (Inherited from DesignerObject) |
| GetType() |
Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| MemberwiseClone() |
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object) |
| ToString() |
Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
Explicit Interface Implementations
| IServiceProvider.GetService(Type) |
For a description of this member, see GetService(Type). (Inherited from DesignerObject) |
