TemplateInstanceAttribute Class

 

Defines a metadata attribute that is used to specify the number of allowed instances of a template. This class cannot be inherited.

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

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Web.UI.TemplateInstanceAttribute

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property)>
Public NotInheritable Class TemplateInstanceAttribute
	Inherits Attribute

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodTemplateInstanceAttribute(TemplateInstance)

Initializes a new instance of the TemplateInstanceAttribute class with the specified TemplateInstance enumeration value.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyInstances

Gets the TemplateInstance enumeration value that the current template instance represents.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.(Inherited from Attribute.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object)

Indicates whether the specified object is a TemplateInstanceAttribute object and is identical to the this TemplateInstanceAttribute object.(Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Gets a hash code for this TemplateInstanceAttribute object.(Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodIsDefaultAttribute()

Returns a value indicating if the current TemplateInstanceAttribute object is the same as the default TemplateInstanceAttribute object.(Overrides Attribute.IsDefaultAttribute().)

System_CAPS_pubmethodMatch(Object)

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubfieldSystem_CAPS_staticDefault

Defines the default value for the TemplateInstanceAttribute class. This field is read-only.

System_CAPS_pubfieldSystem_CAPS_staticMultiple

Creates an instance of the TemplateInstanceAttribute class as one representing a template that will be instantiated multiple times. This field is read-only.

System_CAPS_pubfieldSystem_CAPS_staticSingle

Creates an instance of the TemplateInstanceAttribute class as one representing a template that will be instantiated a single time. This field is read-only.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

The TemplateInstanceAttribute class allows you to mark a template property as one that allows single or multiple instantiations. A template that only allows a single instantiation can have the controls that are contained inside of it referenced. The ZoneTemplate property is an example of a property that can be instantiated only one time.

This TemplateInstanceAttribute class is optional. If a template property is not extended with a TemplateInstanceAttribute class, the default value, the Multiple field, is used. For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TemplateInstance enumeration and the TemplateInstanceAttribute class. A custom LoginView control named MyLoginViewA overrides the AnonymousTemplate property and uses the TemplateInstanceAttribute class to specify that only one instance of the AnonymousTemplate property is created.

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls

    Public Class MyLoginViewA
        Inherits LoginView

        Private _anonymoustemplate As ITemplate

        <Browsable(False), DefaultValue(""), PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty), TemplateContainer(GetType(LoginView)), TemplateInstance(TemplateInstance.Single)> _
        Public Overrides Property AnonymousTemplate() As System.Web.UI.ITemplate
            Get
                Return _anonymoustemplate
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As System.Web.UI.ITemplate)
                _anonymoustemplate = value
            End Set
        End Property

    End Class

End Namespace

The following code example is an ASPX file that uses the MyLoginViewA control and demonstrates how to access properties of the TemplateInstanceAttribute class.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Reflection" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspNetSamples" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="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)

    ' Get the class type for which to access metadata.
    Dim clsType As Type = GetType(MyLoginViewA)
    ' Get the PropertyInfo object for FirstTemplate.
    Dim pInfo As PropertyInfo = clsType.GetProperty("AnonymousTemplate")
    ' See if the TemplateInstanceAttribute is defined for this property.
    Dim isDef As Boolean = Attribute.IsDefined(pInfo, GetType(TemplateContainerAttribute))

    ' Display the result if the attribute exists.
    If isDef Then
      Dim tia As TemplateInstanceAttribute = CType(Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(pInfo, GetType(TemplateInstanceAttribute)), TemplateInstanceAttribute)
      Response.Write("The <AnonymousTemplate> has the TemplateInstanceAttribute = " & tia.Instances.ToString() & ".<br />")
      If (tia.IsDefaultAttribute()) Then
        Response.Write("The TemplateInstanceAttribute used is the same as the default instance.")
      Else
        Response.Write("The TemplateInstanceAttribute used is not the same as the default instance.")
      End If

    End If

  End Sub

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>TemplateInstance Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <AspNetSamples:MyLoginViewA id="MyLoginViewA1" runat="server">
        <AnonymousTemplate>
          <asp:Label ID="LoginViewLabel1" runat="server" Text="LoginView Anonymous Template Text"/>
        </AnonymousTemplate>
      </AspNetSamples:MyLoginViewA>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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