Methods in ASP.NET Server Controls

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For a complete list of methods inherited from the base classes, see Control and WebControl. Your control can override methods inherited from a base class as well as define new methods. For information about methods that raise events (named OnEventName), see ** Handling Inherited Events.

Overriding Methods Inherited from Control

The following list describes some of the commonly overridden methods of Control.

  • CreateChildControls method

    Signals to a composite control that it should create child controls in preparation for postback or rendering. For an example of this method, see Composite Control Sample.

  • Dispose method

    Enables a control to perform final cleanup.

  • LoadViewState method

    Allows a control to customize how state information is restored. For an example of this method, see Templated Data-Bound Control Sample.

  • SaveViewState method

    Enables a control to customize how state information is persisted for use in another Web request. For an example of this method, see Templated Data-Bound Control Sample.

  • Render method

    Enables a control to render content to the client browser. For details, see Rendering an ASP.NET Server Control.

See Also

Events in ASP.NET Server Controls