HtmlGenericControl Constructor ()

 

Initializes a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class with default values.

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

Public Sub New

Use this constructor to create and initialize a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class using the default values. It is commonly used to dynamically create a server-side <span> element.

The following table shows initial property values for an instance of HtmlGenericControl.

Property

Initial Value

TagName

The "span" literal string.

The following code example demonstrates how to create a new instance of the HtmlGenericControl class using the default constructor.

<%@ 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">
  Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

    ' Create a new HtmlGenericControl.
    Dim NewControl As New HtmlGenericControl()

    ' Set the properties of the new HtmlGenericControl control.
    NewControl.ID = "NewControl"
    NewControl.InnerHtml = "This is a dynamically created HTML server control."

    ' Add the new HtmlGenericControl to the Controls collection of the
    ' PlaceHolder control. 
    ControlContainer.Controls.Add(NewControl)

  End Sub

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
  <title>HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
   <div>

      <h3> HtmlGenericControl Constructor Example </h3>

      <asp:PlaceHolder ID="ControlContainer"
                       runat="server"/>
   </div>
   </form>

</body>
</html>

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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