Add Method
.NET Framework Class Library
ControlCollection..::.Add Method

Adds the specified Control object to the collection.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Sub Add ( _
    child As Control _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As ControlCollection
Dim child As Control

instance.Add(child)
C#
public virtual void Add(
    Control child
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual void Add(
    Control^ child
)
JScript
public function Add(
    child : Control
)

Parameters

child
Type: System.Web.UI..::.Control
The Control to add to the collection.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

Thrown if the child parameter does not specify a control.

HttpException

Thrown if the ControlCollection is read-only.

The new control is added to the end of an ordinal index array. The control can be an instance of any ASP.NET server control, a custom server control you create, or a literal control.

To add a control to the collection at a specific index location, use the AddAt method.

The following code example uses the Add method to add a series of template items, the number of which are taken from the server control's view state, to a custom templated control.

Visual Basic
' Override to create repeated items.
Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
    Dim O As Object = ViewState("NumItems")
    If Not (O Is Nothing)
       ' Clear any existing child controls.
       Controls.Clear()

       Dim I As Integer
       Dim NumItems As Integer = CInt(O)
       For I = 0 To NumItems - 1
          ' Create an item.
          Dim Item As RepeaterItemVB = New RepeaterItemVB(I, Nothing)
          ' Initialize the item from the template.
          ItemTemplate.InstantiateIn(Item)
          ' Add the item to the ControlCollection.
          Controls.Add(Item)
       Next
    End If
End Sub

C#
// Override to create repeated items.
protected override void CreateChildControls() {
    object o = ViewState["NumItems"];
    if (o != null) {
       // Clear any existing child controls.
       Controls.Clear();

       int numItems = (int)o;
       for (int i=0; i < numItems; i++) {
          // Create an item.
          RepeaterItem item = new RepeaterItem(i, null);
          // Initialize the item from the template.
          ItemTemplate.InstantiateIn(item);
          // Add the item to the ControlCollection.
          Controls.Add(item);
       }
    }
}

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
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