HtmlLink Class (System.Web.UI.HtmlControls)

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HtmlLink Class

Allows programmatic access to the HTML link element on the server.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Class HtmlLink _
    Inherits HtmlControl

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As HtmlLink

[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public class HtmlLink : HtmlControl

Visual C++

[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)]
public ref class HtmlLink : public HtmlControl

JScript

public class HtmlLink extends HtmlControl

ASP.NET

<asp:HtmlLink />

Remarks

The HtmlLink control allows programmatic access to the HTML link element on the server. The HtmlLink control can be used to programmatically specify a cascading style sheet (CSS) reference in a Web page.

Topic	Location
How to: Add HTML Server Controls to a Web Page Using ASP.NET Syntax	Building ASP .NET Web Applications
How to: Add HTML Server Controls to a Web Page Using ASP.NET Syntax	Building ASP .NET Web Applications
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How to: Set HTML Server Control Properties Programmatically	Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio

Examples

The following code example demonstrates using the HtmlLink control to programmatically add a style sheet to a Web page.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  Protected Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    ' Define an HtmlLink control.
    Dim myHtmlLink As New HtmlLink()
    myHtmlLink.Href = "~/StyleSheet.css"
    myHtmlLink.Attributes.Add("rel", "stylesheet")
    myHtmlLink.Attributes.Add("type", "text/css")

    ' Add the HtmlLink to the Head section of the page.
    Page.Header.Controls.Add(myHtmlLink)

  End Sub

</script>
<html  >
  <head id="head1" 
        runat="server">
    <title>HtmlLink Example Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="form1" 
          runat="server">
      <h1>HtmlLink Example Page</h1>
      This is some text in the body of the Web Forms page.
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#"%>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    // Define an HtmlLink control.
    HtmlLink myHtmlLink = new HtmlLink();
    myHtmlLink.Href = "~/StyleSheet.css";
    myHtmlLink.Attributes.Add("rel", "stylesheet");
    myHtmlLink.Attributes.Add("type", "text/css");

    // Add the HtmlLink to the Head section of the page.
    Page.Header.Controls.Add(myHtmlLink);

  }
</script>
<html  >
  <head id="head1" 
        runat="server">
    <title>HtmlLink Example Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="form1" 
          runat="server">
      <h1>HtmlLink Example Page</h1>
      This is some text in the body of the Web Forms page.
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

To run the preceding code example, you need a cascading style sheet (CSS) named Stylesheet.css, containing the following code, saved in the same directory as your Web site.

Visual Basic

body {
  padding-left: 11em;
  font-family:  Verdana, "Times New Roman",
        Times, serif;
  color: blue;
  background-color: silver }
h1 {
  font-family: Helvetica, Geneva, Arial,
        SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; 
  color: purple }
body {
  padding-left: 11em;
  font-family:  Verdana, "Times New Roman",
        Times, serif;
  color: blue;
  background-color: silver }
h1 {
  font-family: Helvetica, Geneva, Arial,
        SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; 
  color: purple }

.NET Framework Security

AspNetHostingPermission
for operating in a hosted environment. Demand value: LinkDemand; Permission value: Minimal.
AspNetHostingPermission
for operating in a hosted environment. Demand value: InheritanceDemand; Permission value: Minimal.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Web.UI..::.Control
    System.Web.UI.HtmlControls..::.HtmlControl
      System.Web.UI.HtmlControls..::.HtmlLink

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

HtmlLink Members

System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace

Other Resources

Working with CSS Overview

HTML Server Controls