ParseChildrenAttribute Constructor (Boolean, String)

 

Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the childrenAsProperties and defaultProperty parameters.

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

Public Sub New (
	childrenAsProperties As Boolean,
	defaultProperty As String
)

Parameters

childrenAsProperties
Type: System.Boolean

true to parse the elements as properties of the server control; otherwise, false.

defaultProperty
Type: System.String

A string that defines a collection property of the server control into which nested content is parsed by default.

If childrenAsProperties is false, the elements are parsed as controls.

The code example in this section contains two parts. The first code example demonstrates how to set properties for the ParseChildrenAttribute class. The second code example demonstrates how to use classes in an ASP.NET page.

The following code example demonstrates how to set the ParseChildrenAttribute object of a custom server control named CollectionPropertyControl. The ParseChildrenAttribute sets the ChildrenAsProperties property to true and the DefaultProperty property to the Employee class.

' Use the ParseChildren attribute to set the ChildrenAsProperties
' and DefaultProperty properties. Using this constructor, the
' control parses all child controls as properties and must define
' a public property named Employees, which it declares as
' an ArrayList. Nested (child) elements must correspond to
' child elements of the Employees property or to other
' properties of the control.   
<ParseChildren(True, "Employees")> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
   Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CollectionPropertyControl
    Inherits Control
    Private _header As String
    Private _employees As New ArrayList()


    Public Property Header() As String
        Get
            Return _header
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _header = Value
        End Set
    End Property




    Public ReadOnly Property Employees() As ArrayList
        Get
            Return _employees
        End Get
    End Property

    ' Override the CreateChildControls method to 
    ' add child controls to the Employees property when this
    ' custom control is requested from a page.
    Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
        Dim label As New Label()
        label.Text = Header
        label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
        label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
        Controls.Add(label)
        Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"))

        Dim table As New Table()
        Dim htr As New TableRow()

        Dim hcell1 As New TableHeaderCell()
        hcell1.Text = "Name"
        htr.Cells.Add(hcell1)

        Dim hcell2 As New TableHeaderCell()
        hcell2.Text = "Title"
        htr.Cells.Add(hcell2)

        Dim hcell3 As New TableHeaderCell()
        hcell3.Text = "Alias"
        htr.Cells.Add(hcell3)
        table.Rows.Add(htr)

        table.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(2)
        table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
        table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
        Dim employee As Employee
        For Each employee In Employees
            Dim tr As New TableRow()

            Dim cell1 As New TableCell()
            cell1.Text = employee.Name
            tr.Cells.Add(cell1)

            Dim cell2 As New TableCell()
            cell2.Text = employee.Title
            tr.Cells.Add(cell2)

            Dim cell3 As New TableCell()
            cell3.Text = employee.Alias
            tr.Cells.Add(cell3)

            table.Rows.Add(tr)
        Next employee
        Controls.Add(table)
    End Sub 'CreateChildControls 
End Class 

The following code example demonstrates how to use the CollectionPropertyControl and Employee classes in an ASP.NET page.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Namespace="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)

    ' Verify attribute values.
    Dim p As ParseChildrenAttribute = _
    Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(CollectionPropertyControl), _
    GetType(ParseChildrenAttribute))

    Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
    sb.Append("The DefaultProperty property is " & p.DefaultProperty.ToString() & "<br />")
    sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " & p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() & "<br />")
    sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " & p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString())
    Message.Text = sb.ToString()

  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>PersistChildrenAttribute</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label ID="Message"
                 runat="server"/>
      <AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1" 
                                           runat="server">
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1" 
                            Title="Title 1" 
                            Alias="Alias 1" />
        <AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 2" 
                            Title="Title 2" 
                            Alias="Alias 2" />
      </AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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