TemplateInstanceAttribute Class (System.Web.UI)

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TemplateInstanceAttribute Class

Defines a metadata attribute that is used to specify the number of allowed instances of a template. This class cannot be inherited.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property)> _
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TemplateInstanceAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TemplateInstanceAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class TemplateInstanceAttribute : Attribute

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Property)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)]
public ref class TemplateInstanceAttribute sealed : public Attribute

JScript

public final class TemplateInstanceAttribute extends Attribute

Remarks

The TemplateInstanceAttribute class allows you to mark a template property as one that allows single or multiple instantiations. A template that only allows a single instantiation can have the controls that are contained inside of it referenced. The ZoneTemplate property is an example of a property that can be instantiated only one time.

This TemplateInstanceAttribute class is optional. If a template property is not extended with a TemplateInstanceAttribute class, the default value, the Multiple field, is used. For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TemplateInstance enumeration and the TemplateInstanceAttribute class. A custom LoginView control named MyLoginViewA overrides the AnonymousTemplate property and uses the TemplateInstanceAttribute class to specify that only one instance of the AnonymousTemplate property is created.

Visual Basic

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls

    Public Class MyLoginViewA
        Inherits LoginView

        Private _anonymoustemplate As ITemplate

        <Browsable(False), DefaultValue(""), PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty), TemplateContainer(GetType(LoginView)), TemplateInstance(TemplateInstance.Single)> _
        Public Overrides Property AnonymousTemplate() As System.Web.UI.ITemplate
            Get
                Return _anonymoustemplate
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As System.Web.UI.ITemplate)
                _anonymoustemplate = value
            End Set
        End Property

    End Class

End Namespace

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
    public class MyLoginViewA : LoginView
    {
        private ITemplate _anonymoustemplate;

        [Browsable(false),
        DefaultValue(null),
        PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty),
        TemplateContainer(typeof(LoginView)),
        TemplateInstance(TemplateInstance.Single)
        ]
        public override ITemplate AnonymousTemplate
        {
            get
            {
                return _anonymoustemplate;
            }
            set
            {
                _anonymoustemplate = value;
            }
        }
    }
}

The following code example is an ASPX file that uses the MyLoginViewA control and demonstrates how to access properties of the TemplateInstanceAttribute class.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Reflection" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspNetSamples" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" %>

<!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_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    ' Get the class type for which to access metadata.
    Dim clsType As Type = GetType(MyLoginViewA)
    ' Get the PropertyInfo object for FirstTemplate.
    Dim pInfo As PropertyInfo = clsType.GetProperty("AnonymousTemplate")
    ' See if the TemplateInstanceAttribute is defined for this property.
    Dim isDef As Boolean = Attribute.IsDefined(pInfo, GetType(TemplateContainerAttribute))

    ' Display the result if the attribute exists.
    If isDef Then
      Dim tia As TemplateInstanceAttribute = CType(Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(pInfo, GetType(TemplateInstanceAttribute)), TemplateInstanceAttribute)
      Response.Write("The <AnonymousTemplate> has the TemplateInstanceAttribute = " & tia.Instances.ToString() & ".<br />")
      If (tia.IsDefaultAttribute()) Then
        Response.Write("The TemplateInstanceAttribute used is the same as the default instance.")
      Else
        Response.Write("The TemplateInstanceAttribute used is not the same as the default instance.")
      End If

    End If

  End Sub

</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>TemplateInstance Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <AspNetSamples:MyLoginViewA id="MyLoginViewA1" runat="server">
        <AnonymousTemplate>
          <asp:Label ID="LoginViewLabel1" runat="server" Text="LoginView Anonymous Template Text"/>
        </AnonymousTemplate>
      </AspNetSamples:MyLoginViewA>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Reflection" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspNetSamples" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" %>
<!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_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {

    // Get the class type for which to access metadata.
    Type clsType = typeof(MyLoginViewA);
    // Get the PropertyInfo object for FirstTemplate.
    PropertyInfo pInfo = clsType.GetProperty("AnonymousTemplate");
    // See if the TemplateInstanceAttribute is defined for this property.
    bool isDef = Attribute.IsDefined(pInfo, typeof(TemplateInstanceAttribute));

    // Display the result if the attribute exists.
    if (isDef)
    {
      TemplateInstanceAttribute tia =
        (TemplateInstanceAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(pInfo, typeof(TemplateInstanceAttribute));
      Response.Write("The <AnonymousTemplate> has the TemplateInstanceAttribute = " + tia.Instances.ToString() + ".<br />");
      if (tia.IsDefaultAttribute())
        Response.Write("The TemplateInstanceAttribute used is the same as the default instance.");
      else
        Response.Write("The TemplateInstanceAttribute used is not the same as the default instance.");
    }

  }

</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>TemplateInstance Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <AspNetSamples:MyLoginViewA id="MyLoginViewA1" runat="server">
        <AnonymousTemplate>
          <asp:Label ID="LoginViewLabel1" runat="server" Text="LoginView Anonymous Template Text"/>
        </AnonymousTemplate>
      </AspNetSamples:MyLoginViewA>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

.NET Framework Security

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Web.UI..::.TemplateInstanceAttribute

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

TemplateInstanceAttribute Members

System.Web.UI Namespace

TemplateInstance

Other Resources

Extending Metadata Using Attributes