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TemplateControl.LoadTemplate Method

Obtains an instance of the ITemplate interface from an external file.

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

'Declaration
Public Function LoadTemplate ( _
	virtualPath As String _
) As ITemplate

Parameters

virtualPath
Type: System.String
The virtual path to a user control file.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.UI.ITemplate
An instance of the specified template.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the LoadTemplate method to add a user control as an alternating item to a DataList Web server control named DataList1. The user control implements the ITemplate interface and is contained in a file named Newtemplate.ascx.


Sub Page_Load(sender As [Object], e As EventArgs)
   If Not IsPostBack Then
      DataList1.AlternatingItemTemplate = LoadTemplate("newtemplate.ascx")

      DataList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
      DataList1.DataBind()
   End If
End Sub 'Page_Load



.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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