DropDownList Class
Definition
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Represents a control that allows the user to select a single item from a drop-down list.
public ref class DropDownList : System::Web::UI::WebControls::ListControl, System::Web::UI::IPostBackDataHandler[System.Web.UI.ValidationProperty("SelectedItem")]
public class DropDownList : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListControl, System.Web.UI.IPostBackDataHandler[<System.Web.UI.ValidationProperty("SelectedItem")>]
type DropDownList = class
inherit ListControl
interface IPostBackDataHandlerPublic Class DropDownList
Inherits ListControl
Implements IPostBackDataHandler- Inheritance
- Inheritance
- Attributes
- Implements
Examples
A Visual Studio Web site project with source code is available to accompany this topic: Download.
The following code example demonstrates how to create a DropDownList control that contains four items.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!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" >
<script runat="server" >
void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Set the background color for days in the Calendar control
// based on the value selected by the user from the
// DropDownList control.
Calendar1.DayStyle.BackColor =
System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value);
}
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title> DropDownList Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> DropDownList Example </h3>
Select a background color for days in the calendar.
<br /><br />
<asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
ShowGridLines="True"
ShowTitle="True"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td>
Background color:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
runat="server">
<asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="White"> White </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Silver"> Silver </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="DarkGray"> Dark Gray </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Khaki"> Khaki </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="DarkKhaki"> Dark Khaki </asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!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" >
<script runat="server" >
Sub Selection_Change(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
' Set the background color for days in the Calendar control
' based on the value selected by the user from the
' DropDownList control.
Calendar1.DayStyle.BackColor = _
System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value)
End Sub
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title> DropDownList Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> DropDownList Example </h3>
Select a background color for days in the calendar.
<br /><br />
<asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
ShowGridLines="True"
ShowTitle="True"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td>
Background color:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
runat="server">
<asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="White"> White </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Silver"> Silver </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="DarkGray"> Dark Gray </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Khaki"> Khaki </asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="DarkKhaki"> Dark Khaki </asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
The following code example demonstrates how to create a DropDownList control though data binding.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!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" >
<script runat="server" >
void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Set the background color for days in the Calendar control
// based on the value selected by the user from the
// DropDownList control.
Calendar1.DayStyle.BackColor =
System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value);
}
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Load data for the DropDownList control only once, when the
// page is first loaded.
if(!IsPostBack)
{
// Specify the data source and field names for the Text
// and Value properties of the items (ListItem objects)
// in the DropDownList control.
ColorList.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
ColorList.DataTextField = "ColorTextField";
ColorList.DataValueField = "ColorValueField";
// Bind the data to the control.
ColorList.DataBind();
// Set the default selected item, if desired.
ColorList.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
ICollection CreateDataSource()
{
// Create a table to store data for the DropDownList control.
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
// Define the columns of the table.
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ColorTextField", typeof(String)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ColorValueField", typeof(String)));
// Populate the table with sample values.
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("White", "White", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Silver", "Silver", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Dark Gray", "DarkGray", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Khaki", "Khaki", dt));
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Dark Khaki", "DarkKhaki", dt));
// Create a DataView from the DataTable to act as the data source
// for the DropDownList control.
DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
return dv;
}
DataRow CreateRow(String Text, String Value, DataTable dt)
{
// Create a DataRow using the DataTable defined in the
// CreateDataSource method.
DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
// This DataRow contains the ColorTextField and ColorValueField
// fields, as defined in the CreateDataSource method. Set the
// fields with the appropriate value. Remember that column 0
// is defined as ColorTextField, and column 1 is defined as
// ColorValueField.
dr[0] = Text;
dr[1] = Value;
return dr;
}
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title> DropDownList Data Binding Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> DropDownList Data Binding Example </h3>
Select a background color for days in the calendar.
<br /><br />
<asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
ShowGridLines="True"
ShowTitle="True"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td>
Background color:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!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" >
<script runat="server" >
Sub Selection_Change(sender as Object, e As EventArgs)
' Set the background color for days in the Calendar control
' based on the value selected by the user from the
' DropDownList control.
Calendar1.DayStyle.BackColor = _
System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value)
End Sub
Sub Page_Load(sender as Object, e As EventArgs)
' Load data for the DropDownList control only once, when the
' page is first loaded.
If Not IsPostBack Then
' Specify the data source and field names for the Text
' and Value properties of the items (ListItem objects)
' in the DropDownList control.
ColorList.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
ColorList.DataTextField = "ColorTextField"
ColorList.DataValueField = "ColorValueField"
' Bind the data to the control.
ColorList.DataBind()
' Set the default selected item, if desired.
ColorList.SelectedIndex = 0
End If
End Sub
Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
' Create a table to store data for the DropDownList control.
Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
' Define the columns of the table.
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ColorTextField", GetType(String)))
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("ColorValueField", GetType(String)))
' Populate the table with sample values.
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("White", "White", dt))
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Silver", "Silver", dt))
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Dark Gray", "DarkGray", dt))
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Khaki", "Khaki", dt))
dt.Rows.Add(CreateRow("Dark Khaki", "DarkKhaki", dt))
' Create a DataView from the DataTable to act as the data source
' for the DropDownList control.
Dim dv As DataView = New DataView(dt)
Return dv
End Function
Function CreateRow(Text As String, Value As String, dt As DataTable) As DataRow
' Create a DataRow using the DataTable defined in the
' CreateDataSource method.
Dim dr As DataRow = dt.NewRow()
' This DataRow contains the ColorTextField and ColorValueField
' fields, as defined in the CreateDataSource method. Set the
' fields with the appropriate value. Remember that column 0
' is defined as ColorTextField, and column 1 is defined as
' ColorValueField.
dr(0) = Text
dr(1) = Value
Return dr
End Function
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title> DropDownList Data Binding Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> DropDownList Data Binding Example </h3>
Select a background color for days in the calendar.
<br /><br />
<asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
ShowGridLines="True"
ShowTitle="True"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<table cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td>
Background color:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
In this topic:
Introduction
Use the DropDownList control to create a single-selection drop-down list control. You can control the appearance of the DropDownList control by setting the BorderColor, BorderStyle, and BorderWidth properties.
To specify the items that you want to appear in the DropDownList control, place a ListItem object for each entry between the opening and closing tags of the DropDownList control.
The DropDownList control also supports data binding. To bind the control to a data source, create a data source, such as a System.Collections.ArrayList object, that contains the items to display in the control. Then, use the Control.DataBind method to bind the data source to the DropDownList control.
Use the SelectedIndex property to programmatically determine the index of the item selected by the user from the DropDownList control. The index can then be used to retrieve the selected item from the Items collection of the control.
Accessibility
For information about how to configure this control so that it generates markup that conforms to accessibility standards, see Accessibility in Visual Studio and ASP.NET and ASP.NET Controls and Accessibility.
Declarative Syntax
<asp:DropDownList
AccessKey="string"
AppendDataBoundItems="True|False"
AutoPostBack="True|False"
BackColor="color name|#dddddd"
BorderColor="color name|#dddddd"
BorderStyle="NotSet|None|Dotted|Dashed|Solid|Double|Groove|Ridge|
Inset|Outset"
BorderWidth="size"
CausesValidation="True|False"
CssClass="string"
DataMember="string"
DataSource="string"
DataSourceID="string"
DataTextField="string"
DataTextFormatString="string"
DataValueField="string"
Enabled="True|False"
EnableTheming="True|False"
EnableViewState="True|False"
Font-Bold="True|False"
Font-Italic="True|False"
Font-Names="string"
Font-Overline="True|False"
Font-Size="string|Smaller|Larger|XX-Small|X-Small|Small|Medium|
Large|X-Large|XX-Large"
Font-Strikeout="True|False"
Font-Underline="True|False"
ForeColor="color name|#dddddd"
Height="size"
ID="string"
OnDataBinding="DataBinding event handler"
OnDataBound="DataBound event handler"
OnDisposed="Disposed event handler"
OnInit="Init event handler"
OnLoad="Load event handler"
OnPreRender="PreRender event handler"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="SelectedIndexChanged event handler"
OnTextChanged="TextChanged event handler"
OnUnload="Unload event handler"
runat="server"
SelectedIndex="integer"
SelectedValue="string"
SkinID="string"
Style="string"
TabIndex="integer"
ToolTip="string"
ValidationGroup="string"
Visible="True|False"
Width="size"
>
<asp:ListItem
Enabled="True|False"
Selected="True|False"
Text="string"
Value="string"
/>
</asp:DropDownList>
Constructors
| DropDownList() |
Initializes a new instance of the DropDownList class. |
Properties
| AccessKey |
Gets or sets the access key that allows you to quickly navigate to the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| Adapter |
Gets the browser-specific adapter for the control. (Inherited from Control) |
| AppendDataBoundItems |
Gets or sets a value that indicates whether list items are cleared before data binding. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory |
Gets or sets the application-relative virtual directory of the Page or UserControl object that contains this control. (Inherited from Control) |
| Attributes |
Gets the collection of arbitrary attributes (for rendering only) that do not correspond to properties on the control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| AutoPostBack |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether a postback to the server automatically occurs when the user changes the list selection. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| BackColor |
Gets or sets the background color of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| BindingContainer |
Gets the control that contains this control's data binding. (Inherited from Control) |
| BorderColor |
Gets or sets the border color of the control. |
| BorderStyle |
Gets or sets the border style of the control. |
| BorderWidth |
Gets or sets the border width for the control. |
| CausesValidation |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether validation is performed when a control that is derived from the ListControl class is clicked. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| ChildControlsCreated |
Gets a value that indicates whether the server control's child controls have been created. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClientID |
Gets the control ID for HTML markup that is generated by ASP.NET. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClientIDMode |
Gets or sets the algorithm that is used to generate the value of the ClientID property. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClientIDSeparator |
Gets a character value representing the separator character used in the ClientID property. (Inherited from Control) |
| Context |
Gets the HttpContext object associated with the server control for the current Web request. (Inherited from Control) |
| Controls |
Gets a ControlCollection object that represents the child controls for a specified server control in the UI hierarchy. (Inherited from Control) |
| ControlStyle |
Gets the style of the Web server control. This property is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| ControlStyleCreated |
Gets a value indicating whether a Style object has been created for the ControlStyle property. This property is primarily used by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| CssClass |
Gets or sets the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class rendered by the Web server control on the client. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| DataItemContainer |
Gets a reference to the naming container if the naming container implements IDataItemContainer. (Inherited from Control) |
| DataKeysContainer |
Gets a reference to the naming container if the naming container implements IDataKeysControl. (Inherited from Control) |
| DataMember |
Gets or sets the specific table in the DataSource to bind to the control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| DataSource |
Gets or sets the data source that populates the items of the list control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| DataSourceID |
Gets or sets the ID of the control from which the data-bound control retrieves its list of data items. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| DataSourceObject |
Gets an object that implements the IDataSource interface, which provides access to the object's data content. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| DataTextField |
Gets or sets the field of the data source that provides the text content of the list items. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| DataTextFormatString |
Gets or sets the formatting string used to control how data bound to the list control is displayed. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| DataValueField |
Gets or sets the field of the data source that provides the value of each list item. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| DesignMode |
Gets a value indicating whether a control is being used on a design surface. (Inherited from Control) |
| Enabled |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Web server control is enabled. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| EnableTheming |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether themes apply to this control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| EnableViewState |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the server control persists its view state, and the view state of any child controls it contains, to the requesting client. (Inherited from Control) |
| Events |
Gets a list of event handler delegates for the control. This property is read-only. (Inherited from Control) |
| Font |
Gets the font properties associated with the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| ForeColor |
Gets or sets the foreground color (typically the color of the text) of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| HasAttributes |
Gets a value indicating whether the control has attributes set. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| HasChildViewState |
Gets a value indicating whether the current server control's child controls have any saved view-state settings. (Inherited from Control) |
| Height |
Gets or sets the height of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| ID |
Gets or sets the programmatic identifier assigned to the server control. (Inherited from Control) |
| IdSeparator |
Gets the character used to separate control identifiers. (Inherited from Control) |
| Initialized |
Gets a value indicating whether the data-bound control has been initialized. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| IsBoundUsingDataSourceID |
Gets a value indicating whether the DataSourceID property is set. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| IsChildControlStateCleared |
Gets a value indicating whether controls contained within this control have control state. (Inherited from Control) |
| IsDataBindingAutomatic |
Gets a value that indicates whether data binding is automatic. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| IsEnabled |
Gets a value indicating whether the control is enabled. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| IsTrackingViewState |
Gets a value that indicates whether the server control is saving changes to its view state. (Inherited from Control) |
| IsUsingModelBinders |
Gets a value that indicates whether model binding is in use. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| IsViewStateEnabled |
Gets a value indicating whether view state is enabled for this control. (Inherited from Control) |
| Items |
Gets the collection of items in the list control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| ItemType |
Gets or sets the name of the data item type for strongly typed data binding. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| LoadViewStateByID |
Gets a value indicating whether the control participates in loading its view state by ID instead of index. (Inherited from Control) |
| NamingContainer |
Gets a reference to the server control's naming container, which creates a unique namespace for differentiating between server controls with the same ID property value. (Inherited from Control) |
| Page |
Gets a reference to the Page instance that contains the server control. (Inherited from Control) |
| Parent |
Gets a reference to the server control's parent control in the page control hierarchy. (Inherited from Control) |
| RenderingCompatibility |
Gets a value that specifies the ASP.NET version that rendered HTML will be compatible with. (Inherited from Control) |
| RequiresDataBinding |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the DataBind() method should be called. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| SelectArguments |
Gets a DataSourceSelectArguments object that the data-bound control uses when retrieving data from a data source control. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| SelectedIndex |
Gets or sets the index of the selected item in the DropDownList control. |
| SelectedItem |
Gets the selected item with the lowest index in the list control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| SelectedValue |
Gets the value of the selected item in the list control, or selects the item in the list control that contains the specified value. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| SelectMethod |
The name of the method to call in order to read data. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| Site |
Gets information about the container that hosts the current control when rendered on a design surface. (Inherited from Control) |
| SkinID |
Gets or sets the skin to apply to the control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| Style |
Gets a collection of text attributes that will be rendered as a style attribute on the outer tag of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| SupportsDisabledAttribute |
Gets a value that indicates whether the control should set the |
| SupportsDisabledAttribute |
Gets a value that indicates whether the control should set the |
| SupportsDisabledAttribute |
Gets a value that indicates whether the control should set the |
| TabIndex |
Gets or sets the tab index of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| TagKey |
Gets the HtmlTextWriterTag value for the ListControl control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| TagName |
Gets the name of the control tag. This property is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| TemplateControl |
Gets or sets a reference to the template that contains this control. (Inherited from Control) |
| TemplateSourceDirectory |
Gets the virtual directory of the Page or UserControl that contains the current server control. (Inherited from Control) |
| Text |
Gets or sets the SelectedValue property of the ListControl control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| ToolTip |
Gets or sets the ToolTip text displayed when the mouse pointer rests over the control. |
| ToolTip |
Gets or sets the text displayed when the mouse pointer hovers over the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| UniqueID |
Gets the unique, hierarchically qualified identifier for the server control. (Inherited from Control) |
| ValidateRequestMode |
Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the control checks client input from the browser for potentially dangerous values. (Inherited from Control) |
| ValidationGroup |
Gets or sets the group of controls for which the control that is derived from the ListControl class causes validation when it posts back to the server. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| ViewState |
Gets a dictionary of state information that allows you to save and restore the view state of a server control across multiple requests for the same page. (Inherited from Control) |
| ViewStateIgnoresCase |
Gets a value that indicates whether the StateBag object is case-insensitive. (Inherited from Control) |
| ViewStateMode |
Gets or sets the view-state mode of this control. (Inherited from Control) |
| Visible |
Gets or sets a value that indicates whether a server control is rendered as UI on the page. (Inherited from Control) |
| Width |
Gets or sets the width of the Web server control. (Inherited from WebControl) |
Methods
| AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter) |
Adds HTML attributes and styles that need to be rendered to the specified HtmlTextWriter object. |
| AddedControl(Control, Int32) |
Called after a child control is added to the Controls collection of the Control object. (Inherited from Control) |
| AddParsedSubObject(Object) |
Notifies the server control that an element, either XML or HTML, was parsed, and adds the element to the server control's ControlCollection object. (Inherited from Control) |
| ApplyStyle(Style) |
Copies any nonblank elements of the specified style to the Web control, overwriting any existing style elements of the control. This method is primarily used by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| ApplyStyleSheetSkin(Page) |
Applies the style properties defined in the page style sheet to the control. (Inherited from Control) |
| BeginRenderTracing(TextWriter, Object) |
Begins design-time tracing of rendering data. (Inherited from Control) |
| BuildProfileTree(String, Boolean) |
Gathers information about the server control and delivers it to the Trace property to be displayed when tracing is enabled for the page. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClearCachedClientID() |
Sets the cached ClientID value to |
| ClearChildControlState() |
Deletes the control-state information for the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClearChildState() |
Deletes the view-state and control-state information for all the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClearChildViewState() |
Deletes the view-state information for all the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClearEffectiveClientIDMode() |
Sets the ClientIDMode property of the current control instance and of any child controls to Inherit. (Inherited from Control) |
| ClearSelection() |
Clears out the list selection and sets the Selected property of all items to false. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| ConfirmInitState() |
Sets the initialized state of the data-bound control. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| CopyBaseAttributes(WebControl) |
Copies the properties not encapsulated by the Style object from the specified Web server control to the Web server control that this method is called from. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| CreateChildControls() |
Called by the ASP.NET page framework to notify server controls that use composition-based implementation to create any child controls they contain in preparation for posting back or rendering. (Inherited from Control) |
| CreateControlCollection() |
Creates a collection to store child controls. |
| CreateControlStyle() |
Creates the style object that is used internally by the WebControl class to implement all style related properties. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| CreateDataSourceSelectArguments() |
Creates a default DataSourceSelectArguments object used by the data-bound control if no arguments are specified. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| DataBind() |
Binds a data source to the invoked server control and all its child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| DataBind() |
Binds a data source to the invoked server control and all its child controls. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| DataBind(Boolean) |
Binds a data source to the invoked server control and all its child controls with an option to raise the DataBinding event. (Inherited from Control) |
| DataBindChildren() |
Binds a data source to the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| Dispose() |
Enables a server control to perform final clean up before it is released from memory. (Inherited from Control) |
| EndRenderTracing(TextWriter, Object) |
Ends design-time tracing of rendering data. (Inherited from Control) |
| EnsureChildControls() |
Determines whether the server control contains child controls. If it does not, it creates child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| EnsureDataBound() |
Calls the DataBind() method if the DataSourceID property is set and the data-bound control is marked to require binding. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| EnsureID() |
Creates an identifier for controls that do not have an identifier assigned. (Inherited from Control) |
| Equals(Object) |
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| FindControl(String, Int32) |
Searches the current naming container for a server control with the specified |
| FindControl(String) |
Searches the current naming container for a server control with the specified |
| Focus() |
Sets input focus to a control. (Inherited from Control) |
| GetData() |
Retrieves a DataSourceView object that the data-bound control uses to perform data operations. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| GetDataSource() |
Retrieves the IDataSource interface that the data-bound control is associated with, if any. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| GetDesignModeState() |
Gets design-time data for a control. (Inherited from Control) |
| GetHashCode() |
Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetRouteUrl(Object) |
Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters. (Inherited from Control) |
| GetRouteUrl(RouteValueDictionary) |
Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters. (Inherited from Control) |
| GetRouteUrl(String, Object) |
Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters and a route name. (Inherited from Control) |
| GetRouteUrl(String, RouteValueDictionary) |
Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters and a route name. (Inherited from Control) |
| GetType() |
Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetUniqueIDRelativeTo(Control) |
Returns the prefixed portion of the UniqueID property of the specified control. (Inherited from Control) |
| HasControls() |
Determines if the server control contains any child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| HasEvents() |
Returns a value indicating whether events are registered for the control or any child controls. (Inherited from Control) |
| IsLiteralContent() |
Determines if the server control holds only literal content. (Inherited from Control) |
| LoadControlState(Object) |
Restores control-state information from a previous page request that was saved by the SaveControlState() method. (Inherited from Control) |
| LoadPostData(String, NameValueCollection) |
Processes postback data for the DropDownList control. |
| LoadViewState(Object) |
Loads the previously saved view state of the DetailsView control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| MapPathSecure(String) |
Retrieves the physical path that a virtual path, either absolute or relative, maps to. (Inherited from Control) |
| MarkAsDataBound() |
Sets the state of the control in view state as successfully bound to data. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| MemberwiseClone() |
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object) |
| MergeStyle(Style) |
Copies any nonblank elements of the specified style to the Web control, but will not overwrite any existing style elements of the control. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| OnBubbleEvent(Object, EventArgs) |
Determines whether the event for the server control is passed up the page's UI server control hierarchy. (Inherited from Control) |
| OnCreatingModelDataSource(CreatingModelDataSourceEventArgs) |
Raises the CreatingModelDataSource event. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| OnDataBinding(EventArgs) |
Raises the DataBinding event. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| OnDataBound(EventArgs) |
Raises the DataBound event. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| OnDataPropertyChanged() |
Rebinds the data-bound control to its data after one of the base data source identification properties changes. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| OnDataSourceViewChanged(Object, EventArgs) |
Raises the DataSourceViewChanged event. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| OnInit(EventArgs) |
Raises the Init event. (Inherited from Control) |
| OnInit(EventArgs) |
Handles the Init event. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| OnLoad(EventArgs) |
Raises the Load event. (Inherited from Control) |
| OnLoad(EventArgs) |
Handles the Load event. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| OnPagePreLoad(Object, EventArgs) |
Sets the initialized state of the data-bound control before the control is loaded. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| OnPreRender(EventArgs) |
Raises the PreRender event. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs) |
Raises the SelectedIndexChanged event. This allows you to provide a custom handler for the event. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| OnTextChanged(EventArgs) |
Raises the TextChanged event. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| OnUnload(EventArgs) |
Raises the Unload event. (Inherited from Control) |
| OpenFile(String) |
Gets a Stream used to read a file. (Inherited from Control) |
| PerformDataBinding(IEnumerable) |
Binds the specified data source to the control that is derived from the ListControl class. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| PerformSelect() |
Retrieves data from the associated data source. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| RaiseBubbleEvent(Object, EventArgs) |
Assigns any sources of the event and its information to the control's parent. (Inherited from Control) |
| RaisePostDataChangedEvent() |
Raises events for the DropDownList control when postback occurs. |
| RemovedControl(Control) |
Called after a child control is removed from the Controls collection of the Control object. (Inherited from Control) |
| Render(HtmlTextWriter) |
Renders the control to the specified HTML writer. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| RenderBeginTag(HtmlTextWriter) |
Renders the HTML opening tag of the control to the specified writer. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter) |
Outputs the content of a server control's children to a provided HtmlTextWriter object, which writes the content to be rendered on the client. (Inherited from Control) |
| RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter) |
Renders the contents of the control to the specified writer. |
| RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter) |
Renders the items in the ListControl control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter, ControlAdapter) |
Outputs server control content to a provided HtmlTextWriter object using a provided ControlAdapter object. (Inherited from Control) |
| RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter) |
Outputs server control content to a provided HtmlTextWriter object and stores tracing information about the control if tracing is enabled. (Inherited from Control) |
| RenderEndTag(HtmlTextWriter) |
Renders the HTML closing tag of the control into the specified writer. This method is used primarily by control developers. (Inherited from WebControl) |
| ResolveAdapter() |
Gets the control adapter responsible for rendering the specified control. (Inherited from Control) |
| ResolveClientUrl(String) |
Gets a URL that can be used by the browser. (Inherited from Control) |
| ResolveUrl(String) |
Converts a URL into one that is usable on the requesting client. (Inherited from Control) |
| SaveControlState() |
Saves any server control state changes that have occurred since the time the page was posted back to the server. (Inherited from Control) |
| SaveViewState() |
Saves the current view state of the ListControl -derived control and the items it contains. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| SetDesignModeState(IDictionary) |
Sets design-time data for a control. (Inherited from Control) |
| SetPostDataSelection(Int32) |
Sets the Selected property of a ListItem control after a page is posted. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| SetRenderMethodDelegate(RenderMethod) |
Assigns an event handler delegate to render the server control and its content into its parent control. (Inherited from Control) |
| SetTraceData(Object, Object, Object) |
Sets trace data for design-time tracing of rendering data, using the traced object, the trace data key, and the trace data value. (Inherited from Control) |
| SetTraceData(Object, Object) |
Sets trace data for design-time tracing of rendering data, using the trace data key and the trace data value. (Inherited from Control) |
| ToString() |
Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| TrackViewState() |
Marks the starting point to begin tracking and saving view-state changes to a ListControl -derived control. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| ValidateDataSource(Object) |
Verifies that the object a data-bound control binds to is one it can work with. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| VerifyMultiSelect() |
Always throws an HttpException exception because multiple selection is not supported for the DropDownList control. |
| VerifyMultiSelect() |
Determines whether the list control supports multiselection mode. (Inherited from ListControl) |
Events
| CallingDataMethods |
Occurs when data methods are being called. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| CreatingModelDataSource |
Occurs when the ModelDataSource object is being created. (Inherited from DataBoundControl) |
| DataBinding |
Occurs when the server control binds to a data source. (Inherited from Control) |
| DataBound |
Occurs after the server control binds to a data source. (Inherited from BaseDataBoundControl) |
| Disposed |
Occurs when a server control is released from memory, which is the last stage of the server control lifecycle when an ASP.NET page is requested. (Inherited from Control) |
| Init |
Occurs when the server control is initialized, which is the first step in its lifecycle. (Inherited from Control) |
| Load |
Occurs when the server control is loaded into the Page object. (Inherited from Control) |
| PreRender |
Occurs after the Control object is loaded but prior to rendering. (Inherited from Control) |
| SelectedIndexChanged |
Occurs when the selection from the list control changes between posts to the server. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| TextChanged |
Occurs when the Text and SelectedValue properties change. (Inherited from ListControl) |
| Unload |
Occurs when the server control is unloaded from memory. (Inherited from Control) |
Explicit Interface Implementations
Extension Methods
| EnablePersistedSelection(BaseDataBoundControl) |
Obsolete.
Enables selection to be persisted in data controls that support selection and paging. |
| FindDataSourceControl(Control) |
Returns the data source that is associated with the data control for the specified control. |
| FindFieldTemplate(Control, String) |
Returns the field template for the specified column in the specified control's naming container. |
| FindMetaTable(Control) |
Returns the metatable object for the containing data control. |
