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TemplateBasedControl.DefaultTemplateName Property

Windows SharePoint Services 3

Gets the name of the default rendering template.

Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in microsoft.sharepoint.dll)

protected virtual string DefaultTemplateName { get; }

Property Value

A String object that names a rendering template.

Remarks

Notes to Inheritors: The default implementation always returns null. In typical derived classes, the DefaultTemplateName property contains the value of the ID attribute of a <RenderingTemplate> element in an .ascx file that is located in the following folder: C:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\template\controltemplates The ID attribute identifies the RenderingTemplate object that can be used as a fallback template if the TemplateName property has not been set or, if for any reason, the template it names cannot be used. For readability and consistency with other classes that are derived from the TemplateBasedControl class, avoid using the DefaultTemplateName property to identify a template that you want to use in special contexts, such as on particular forms. Instead, use the AlternateTemplateName property.

Example

The following is an example of an override of the DefaultTemplateName property. For the full example, see Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Type.

protected override string DefaultTemplateName
{
    get
    {
        return "ISBNFieldControl";
    }
}

Reference

TemplateBasedControl Class
TemplateBasedControl Members
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls Namespace

Other Resources

Patterns of Custom Field Rendering
Custom Field Types
Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Type

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