WebControl.RenderBeginTag Method (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

.NET Framework Class Library

WebControl..::.RenderBeginTag Method

Renders the HTML opening tag of the control to the specified writer. This method is used primarily by control developers.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overridable Sub RenderBeginTag ( _
    writer As HtmlTextWriter _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As WebControl
Dim writer As HtmlTextWriter

instance.RenderBeginTag(writer)

public virtual void RenderBeginTag(
    HtmlTextWriter writer
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual void RenderBeginTag(
    HtmlTextWriter^ writer
)

JScript

public function RenderBeginTag(
    writer : HtmlTextWriter
)

Parameters

writer: Type: System.Web.UI..::.HtmlTextWriter
A HtmlTextWriter that represents the output stream to render HTML content on the client.

Remarks

This is made public so other controls can render multiple controls in between the opening and closing tags of a Web server control.

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, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

WebControl Class

WebControl Members

System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace

RenderEndTag

RenderContents

HtmlTextWriter

Other Resources

Web Server Control Syntax

Developing Custom ASP.NET Server Controls