Chapter 2. Using the Standard Controls

In this Chapter

• Displaying Information

• Accepting User Input

• Submitting Form Data

• Displaying Images

• Using the Panel Control

• Using the HyperLink Control

• Summary

In this chapter, you learn how to use the core controls contained in the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework. These are controls that you'll use in just about any ASP.NET application that you build.

You learn how to display information to users by using the Label and Literal controls. You learn how to accept user input with the TextBox, CheckBox, and RadioButton controls. You also learn how to submit forms with the button controls.

At the end of this chapter, you learn how to group form fields with the Panel control. Finally, you learn how to link from one page to another with the HyperLink control.