ParseChildrenAttribute Constructors

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.UI

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class.

Overloads

ParseChildrenAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class.
ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean)	Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildrenAsProperties property to determine if the elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as properties of the server control.
ParseChildrenAttribute(Type)	Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildControlType property to determine which elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as controls.
ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean, String)	Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the childrenAsProperties and defaultProperty parameters.

ParseChildrenAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class.

public:
 ParseChildrenAttribute();

public ParseChildrenAttribute ();

Public Sub New ()

Remarks

A new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class is created with the ChildrenAsProperties property set to false.

See also

• ChildrenAsProperties

ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean)

Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildrenAsProperties property to determine if the elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as properties of the server control.

public:
 ParseChildrenAttribute(bool childrenAsProperties);

public ParseChildrenAttribute (bool childrenAsProperties);

new System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute : bool -> System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute

Public Sub New (childrenAsProperties As Boolean)

Parameters

childrenAsProperties

Boolean

true to parse the elements as properties of the server control; otherwise, false.

Examples

The code example in this section contains two parts. The first code example demonstrates how to set properties for the ParseChildrenAttribute class. The second code example demonstrates how to use classes in an ASP.NET page.

The following code example demonstrates how to set the ParseChildrenAttribute object for a custom server control named CollectionPropertyControl. When the ParseChildrenAttribute is declared before the class defining CollectionPropertyControl, the ParseChildrenAttribute sets the ChildrenAsProperties property to true.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
   // Create a class that will be rendered as a child of the control
   // that has the ParseChildren attribute applied to it.
   [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, 
      Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
   public sealed class Employee
   {
      private String name;
      private String title;
      private String alias;

      public Employee():this ("","",""){}
      
      public Employee (String name, String title, String alias)
      {
         this.name = name;
         this.title = title;
         this.alias = alias;
      }
      public String Name
      {
         get
         {
            return name;
         }
         set
         {
            name = value;
         }
      }
      
      public String Title
      {
         get
         {
            return title;
         }
         set
         {
            title = value;
         }
      }
      
      public String Alias
      {
         get
         {
            return alias;
         }
         set
         {
            alias = value;
         }
      }
   }
   // Use this Boolean version of the ParseChildrenAttribute constructor
   // to set the ChildrenAsProperties property to true. Any properties of the
   // the CollectionPropertyControl custom control will be used as parsable
   // children.
   [ParseChildren(true)]
   [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, 
      Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
   public sealed class CollectionPropertyControl : Control
   {  
      private String header;
      private ArrayList employees = new ArrayList();
      
      public String Header
      {
         get
         {
            return header;
         }
         set
         {
            header = value;
         }
      }

      public ArrayList Employees
      {
         get 
         {
            return employees;
         }
      }

      // Override the CreateChildControls method to 
      // add child controls to the Employees property when this
      // custom control is requested from a page.
      protected override void CreateChildControls()
      {
         Label label = new Label();
         label.Text = Header;
         label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
         label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
         Controls.Add(label);
         Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"));

         Table table = new Table();
         TableRow htr = new TableRow();

         TableHeaderCell hcell1 = new TableHeaderCell();    
         hcell1.Text = "Name";
         htr.Cells.Add(hcell1);

         TableHeaderCell hcell2 = new TableHeaderCell();
         hcell2.Text = "Title";
         htr.Cells.Add(hcell2);
         
         TableHeaderCell hcell3 = new TableHeaderCell();
         hcell3.Text = "Alias";
         htr.Cells.Add(hcell3);
         table.Rows.Add(htr);

         table.BorderWidth = 2;
         table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
         table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
         foreach (Employee employee in Employees)
         {
            TableRow tr = new TableRow();

            TableCell cell1 = new TableCell();
            cell1.Text = employee.Name;
            tr.Cells.Add(cell1);
            
            TableCell cell2 = new TableCell();
            cell2.Text = employee.Title;
            tr.Cells.Add(cell2);
            
            TableCell cell3 = new TableCell();
            cell3.Text = employee.Alias;
            tr.Cells.Add(cell3);
            
            table.Rows.Add(tr);
         }
         Controls.Add(table);
      }
   }
}

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Security.Permissions

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls

    ' Create a class that will be rendered as a child of the control
    ' that has the ParseChildren attribute applied to it.
    <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
      Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
    Public NotInheritable Class Employee
        Private _name As String
        Private _title As String
        Private _alias As String


        Public Sub New()
            Me.New("", "", "")
        End Sub


        Public Sub New(ByVal name As String, ByVal title As String, ByVal employeeAlias As String)
            Me._name = name
            Me._title = title
            Me._alias = employeeAlias
        End Sub

        Public Property Name() As String
            Get
                Return _name
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _name = Value
            End Set
        End Property


        Public Property Title() As String
            Get
                Return _title
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _title = Value
            End Set
        End Property


        Public Property [Alias]() As String
            Get
                Return _alias
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _alias = Value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class

    ' Use this Boolean version of the ParseChildrenAttribute constructor
    ' to set the ChildrenAsProperties property to true. Any properties of the
    ' the CollectionPropertyControl custom control will be used as parsable
    ' children.
    <ParseChildren(True)> _
    <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
       Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
    Public NotInheritable Class CollectionPropertyControl
        Inherits Control
        Private _header As String
        Private _employees As New ArrayList()


        Public Property Header() As String
            Get
                Return _header
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _header = Value
            End Set
        End Property




        Public ReadOnly Property Employees() As ArrayList
            Get
                Return _employees
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Override the CreateChildControls method to 
        ' add child controls to the Employees property when this
        ' custom control is requested from a page.
        Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
            Dim label As New Label()
            label.Text = Header
            label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
            label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
            Controls.Add(label)
            Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"))

            Dim table As New Table()
            Dim htr As New TableRow()

            Dim hcell1 As New TableHeaderCell()
            hcell1.Text = "Name"
            htr.Cells.Add(hcell1)

            Dim hcell2 As New TableHeaderCell()
            hcell2.Text = "Title"
            htr.Cells.Add(hcell2)

            Dim hcell3 As New TableHeaderCell()
            hcell3.Text = "Alias"
            htr.Cells.Add(hcell3)
            table.Rows.Add(htr)

            table.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(2)
            table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
            table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
            Dim employee As Employee
            For Each employee In Employees
                Dim tr As New TableRow()

                Dim cell1 As New TableCell()
                cell1.Text = employee.Name
                tr.Cells.Add(cell1)

                Dim cell2 As New TableCell()
                cell2.Text = employee.Title
                tr.Cells.Add(cell2)

                Dim cell3 As New TableCell()
                cell3.Text = employee.Alias
                tr.Cells.Add(cell3)

                table.Rows.Add(tr)
            Next employee
            Controls.Add(table)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace ' ParseChildrenSampleVB_2

The following code example demonstrates how to use the CollectionPropertyControl and Employee classes in an ASP.NET page. One instance of the Employee class is added declaratively and another is added programmatically.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    // Create a new employee object and add it to the custom control.
    Employee e1 = new Employee("Employee 2", "Title 2", "Alias 2");
    CollectionPropertyControl1.Employees.Add(e1);

    // Verify attribute values.
    ParseChildrenAttribute p = 
      (ParseChildrenAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(CollectionPropertyControl),
      typeof(ParseChildrenAttribute));

    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.Append("The ChildControlType property is " + p.ChildControlType.ToString() + "<br />");
    sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " + p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() + "<br />");
    sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " + p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString());
    Message.Text = sb.ToString();

  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ParseChildrenAttribute Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label ID="Message"
                 runat="server"/>
      <AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1" 
                                           runat="server">
      <Employees>
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1" 
                            Title="Title 1" 
                            Alias="Alias 1" />
      </Employees>
      </AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
  
  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    
    ' Create a new employee object and add it to custom control.
    Dim e1 As New Employee("Employee 2", "Title 2", "Alias 2")
    CollectionPropertyControl1.Employees.Add(e1)

    ' Verify attribute values.
    Dim p As ParseChildrenAttribute = _
    Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(CollectionPropertyControl), _
    GetType(ParseChildrenAttribute))

    Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
    sb.Append("The ChildControlType property is " & p.ChildControlType.ToString() & "<br />")
    sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " & p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() & "<br />")
    sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " & p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString())
    Message.Text = sb.ToString()

  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>PersistChildrenAttribute</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label ID="Message"
                 runat="server"/>
      <AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1" 
                                           runat="server">
      <Employees>
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1" 
                            Title="Title 1" 
                            Alias="Alias 1" />
      </Employees>
      </AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

If childrenAsProperties is false, the elements that are contained within the server control are parsed as a control. false is the default for ParseChildrenAttribute.

See also

• ChildrenAsProperties

ParseChildrenAttribute(Type)

Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildControlType property to determine which elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as controls.

public:
 ParseChildrenAttribute(Type ^ childControlType);

public ParseChildrenAttribute (Type childControlType);

new System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute : Type -> System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute

Public Sub New (childControlType As Type)

Parameters

childControlType

Type

The control type to parse as a property.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

childControlType is null.

See also

• ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean, String)

ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean, String)

Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the childrenAsProperties and defaultProperty parameters.

public:
 ParseChildrenAttribute(bool childrenAsProperties, System::String ^ defaultProperty);

public ParseChildrenAttribute (bool childrenAsProperties, string defaultProperty);

new System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute : bool * string -> System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute

Public Sub New (childrenAsProperties As Boolean, defaultProperty As String)

Parameters

childrenAsProperties

Boolean

true to parse the elements as properties of the server control; otherwise, false.

defaultProperty

String

A string that defines a collection property of the server control into which nested content is parsed by default.

Examples

The code example in this section contains two parts. The first code example demonstrates how to set properties for the ParseChildrenAttribute class. The second code example demonstrates how to use classes in an ASP.NET page.

The following code example demonstrates how to set the ParseChildrenAttribute object of a custom server control named CollectionPropertyControl. The ParseChildrenAttribute sets the ChildrenAsProperties property to true and the DefaultProperty property to the Employee class.

// Use the ParseChildren attribute to set the ChildrenAsProperties
// and DefaultProperty properties. Using this constructor, the
// control parses all child controls as properties and must define
// a public property named Employees, which it declares as
// an ArrayList. Nested (child) elements must correspond to
// child elements of the Employees property or to other
// properties of the control.  
[ParseChildren(true, "Employees")]
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, 
   Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class CollectionPropertyControl : Control
{  
   private String header;
   private ArrayList employees = new ArrayList();
   
   public String Header
   {
      get
      {
         return header;
      }
      set
      {
         header = value;
      }
   }

   public ArrayList Employees
   {
      get 
      {
         return employees;
      }
   }
   // Override the CreateChildControls method to 
   // add child controls to the Employees property when this
   // custom control is requested from a page.
   protected override void CreateChildControls()
   {
      Label label = new Label();
      label.Text = Header;
      label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
      label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
      Controls.Add(label);
      Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"));

      Table table = new Table();
      TableRow htr = new TableRow();

      TableHeaderCell hcell1 = new TableHeaderCell();    
      hcell1.Text = "Name";
      htr.Cells.Add(hcell1);

      TableHeaderCell hcell2 = new TableHeaderCell();
      hcell2.Text = "Title";
      htr.Cells.Add(hcell2);
      
      TableHeaderCell hcell3 = new TableHeaderCell();
      hcell3.Text = "Alias";
      htr.Cells.Add(hcell3);
      table.Rows.Add(htr);

      table.BorderWidth = 2;
      table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
      table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
      foreach (Employee employee in Employees)
      {
         TableRow tr = new TableRow();

         TableCell cell1 = new TableCell();
         cell1.Text = employee.Name;
         tr.Cells.Add(cell1);
         
         TableCell cell2 = new TableCell();
         cell2.Text = employee.Title;
         tr.Cells.Add(cell2);
         
         TableCell cell3 = new TableCell();
         cell3.Text = employee.Alias;
         tr.Cells.Add(cell3);
         
         table.Rows.Add(tr);
      }
      Controls.Add(table);
   }
}

' Use the ParseChildren attribute to set the ChildrenAsProperties
' and DefaultProperty properties. Using this constructor, the
' control parses all child controls as properties and must define
' a public property named Employees, which it declares as
' an ArrayList. Nested (child) elements must correspond to
' child elements of the Employees property or to other
' properties of the control.   
<ParseChildren(True, "Employees")> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
   Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CollectionPropertyControl
    Inherits Control
    Private _header As String
    Private _employees As New ArrayList()


    Public Property Header() As String
        Get
            Return _header
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _header = Value
        End Set
    End Property




    Public ReadOnly Property Employees() As ArrayList
        Get
            Return _employees
        End Get
    End Property

    ' Override the CreateChildControls method to 
    ' add child controls to the Employees property when this
    ' custom control is requested from a page.
    Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
        Dim label As New Label()
        label.Text = Header
        label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
        label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
        Controls.Add(label)
        Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"))

        Dim table As New Table()
        Dim htr As New TableRow()

        Dim hcell1 As New TableHeaderCell()
        hcell1.Text = "Name"
        htr.Cells.Add(hcell1)

        Dim hcell2 As New TableHeaderCell()
        hcell2.Text = "Title"
        htr.Cells.Add(hcell2)

        Dim hcell3 As New TableHeaderCell()
        hcell3.Text = "Alias"
        htr.Cells.Add(hcell3)
        table.Rows.Add(htr)

        table.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(2)
        table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
        table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
        Dim employee As Employee
        For Each employee In Employees
            Dim tr As New TableRow()

            Dim cell1 As New TableCell()
            cell1.Text = employee.Name
            tr.Cells.Add(cell1)

            Dim cell2 As New TableCell()
            cell2.Text = employee.Title
            tr.Cells.Add(cell2)

            Dim cell3 As New TableCell()
            cell3.Text = employee.Alias
            tr.Cells.Add(cell3)

            table.Rows.Add(tr)
        Next employee
        Controls.Add(table)
    End Sub
End Class

The following code example demonstrates how to use the CollectionPropertyControl and Employee classes in an ASP.NET page.

<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    
    // Verify attribute values.
    ParseChildrenAttribute p = 
      (ParseChildrenAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(CollectionPropertyControl),
      typeof(ParseChildrenAttribute));

    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.Append("The DefaultProperty property is " + p.DefaultProperty.ToString() + "<br />");
    sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " + p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() + "<br />");
    sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " + p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString());
    Message.Text = sb.ToString();

  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ParseChildrenAttribute Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label ID="Message"
                 runat="server"/>
      <AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1" 
                                           runat="server">
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1" 
                            Title="Title 1" 
                            Alias="Alias 1" />
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 2" 
                            Title="Title 2" 
                            Alias="Alias 2" />
      </AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
  
  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    
    ' Verify attribute values.
    Dim p As ParseChildrenAttribute = _
    Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(CollectionPropertyControl), _
    GetType(ParseChildrenAttribute))

    Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
    sb.Append("The DefaultProperty property is " & p.DefaultProperty.ToString() & "<br />")
    sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " & p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() & "<br />")
    sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " & p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString())
    Message.Text = sb.ToString()

  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>PersistChildrenAttribute</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label ID="Message"
                 runat="server"/>
      <AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1" 
                                           runat="server">
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1" 
                            Title="Title 1" 
                            Alias="Alias 1" />
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 2" 
                            Title="Title 2" 
                            Alias="Alias 2" />
      </AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

If childrenAsProperties is false, the elements are parsed as controls.

See also

• ChildrenAsProperties
• Default