Chapter 5 Quick Reference

Chapter 5 Quick Reference

To	Do This
Create a custom control composed of other server-side controls that lives in its own assembly	Derive a class from System.Web.UI.Control Override the CreateChildControls method Visual Studio includes a project type, Web Custom Control, that fits the bill
Add controls to a custom composite control	Instantiate the child control Add the child control to the composite control's Control collection
Add a custom control to the toolbox	Show the toolbox if it's not already showing by selecting View | Toolbox from the main menu Right mouse click anywhere in the toolbox Select Choose Items from the local menu Choose a control from the list OR Browse to the assembly containing the control
Tell ASP.NET to make up unique IDs for the child controls within the composite control	Add INamingContainer to the control's inheritance list
Raise events within a custom composite control	Expose the events using the event keyword
Create composite controls with designer support	Within a Visual Studio Web Site project, select Web site | Add New Item… from the main menu Select the Web User Control template