Parses an input string into a Control object on the Web Forms page or user control.
(in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function ParseControl ( _
content As String _
) As Control
Dim instance As TemplateControl
Dim content As String
Dim returnValue As Control
returnValue = instance.ParseControl(content)
public Control ParseControl(
string content
)
public:
Control^ ParseControl(
String^ content
)
public function ParseControl(
content : String
) : Control
The content parameter contains a user control, such as you would find in an .ascx file. This string cannot contain any code, because the ParseControl method never causes compilation.
The following code example demonstrates how to create a Button Web server control using the ParseControl method, and then adds the result to the ControlCollection collection of a PlaceHolder Web server control named myPlaceholder.
<%@ Page language="vb" Debug="true" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html >
<head>
<title>ASP.NET Example</title>
<script runat="server">
' System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.ParseControl;
' The following example demonstrates the method 'ParseControl' of class TemplateControl.
' Since TemplateControl is abstract, this sample has been written using 'Page' class which derives from
' 'TemplateControl' class.
' A button object is created by passing a string to contstruct a button using ASP syntax, to the
' 'ParseControl' method. This button is added as one of the child controls of the page and displayed.
Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
Dim c As Control
c = ParseControl("<asp:button text='Click here!' runat='server' />")
myPlaceholder.Controls.Add(c)
End Sub 'Page_Load
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:placeholder id ="myPlaceholder" runat="server" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page language="c#" Debug="true" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html >
<head>
<title>ASP.NET Example</title>
<script runat="server">
// System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.ParserControl;
// The following example demonstrates the method 'ParseControl' of class TemplateControl.
// Since TemplateControl is abstract, this sample has been written using 'Page' class which derives from
// 'TemplateControl' class.
// A button object is created by passing a string to contstruct a button using ASP syntax, to the
// 'ParseControl' method. This button is added as one of the child controls of the page and displayed.
void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Control c = ParseControl("<asp:button text='Click here!' runat='server' />");
myPlaceholder.Controls.Add(c);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:placeholder id ="myPlaceholder" runat="server" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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