Gets or sets the programmatic identifier assigned to the server control.
(in System.Web.dll)
'Usage
Dim instance As Control
Dim value As String
value = instance.ID
instance.ID = value
'Declaration
<ThemeableAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable Property ID As String
Property Value
Type:
System..::.StringThe programmatic identifier assigned to the control.
Setting this property on a server control provides you with programmatic access to the server control's properties, events, and methods. This property can be set by Web developers by declaring an ID attribute in the opening tag of an ASP.NET server control.
If this property is not specified for a server control, either declaratively or programmatically, you can obtain a reference to the control through its parent control's Controls property.
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Only combinations of alphanumeric characters and the underscore character ( _ ) are valid values for this property. Including spaces or other invalid characters will cause an ASP.NET page parser error. |
Sub Page_Init(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
' Add a event Handler for 'Init'.
AddHandler myControl.Init, AddressOf Control_Init
End Sub
Sub Control_Init(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Response.Write(("The ID of the object initially : " + myControl.ID))
' Change the ID property.
myControl.ID = "TestControl"
Response.Write(("<br />The changed ID : " + myControl.ID))
End Sub
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
Reference