Panel Class
Represents a control that acts as a container for other controls.
For a list of all members of this type, see Panel Members.
System.Object
System.Web.UI.Control
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Panel
[Visual Basic] Public Class Panel Inherits WebControl [C#] public class Panel : WebControl [C++] public __gc class Panel : public WebControl [JScript] public class Panel extends WebControl
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
The Panel control is a container for other controls. It is especially useful when you want to generate controls programmatically or hide/show a group of controls.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#] The following example illustrates the use of a Panel control to generate controls programmatically and to hide/show a group of controls.
[Visual Basic] <%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) ' Show or Hide the Panel contents. If Check1.Checked Then Panel1.Visible = False Else Panel1.Visible = True End If ' Generate the Label controls. Dim numlabels As Integer = Int32.Parse(DropDown1.SelectedItem.Value) Dim i As Integer For i = 1 To numlabels Dim l As New Label() l.Text = "Label" + i.ToString() l.ID = "Label" + i.ToString() Panel1.Controls.Add(l) Panel1.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<br>")) Next i ' Generate the Textbox controls. Dim numtexts As Integer = Int32.Parse(DropDown2.SelectedItem.Value) For i = 1 To numtexts Dim t As New TextBox() t.Text = "TextBox" & i.ToString() t.ID = "TextBox" & i.ToString() Panel1.Controls.Add(t) Panel1.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<br>")) Next i End Sub </script> </head> <body> <h3>Panel Example</h3> <form runat=server> <asp:Panel id="Panel1" runat="server" BackColor="gainsboro" Height="200px" Width="300px"> Panel1: Here is some static content... <p> </asp:Panel> <p> Generate Labels: <asp:DropDownList id=DropDown1 runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">0</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="1">1</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="2">2</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="3">3</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="4">4</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <br> Generate TextBoxes: <asp:DropDownList id=DropDown2 runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">0</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="1">1</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="2">2</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="3">3</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="4">4</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <p> <asp:CheckBox id="Check1" Text="Hide Panel" runat="server"/> <p> <asp:Button Text="Refresh Panel" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html> [C#] <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) { // Show or hide the Panel contents. if (Check1.Checked) { Panel1.Visible=false; } else { Panel1.Visible=true; } // Generate the Label controls. int numlabels = Int32.Parse(DropDown1.SelectedItem.Value); for (int i=1; i<=numlabels; i++) { Label l = new Label(); l.Text = "Label" + (i).ToString(); l.ID = "Label" + (i).ToString(); Panel1.Controls.Add(l); Panel1.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<br>")); } // Generate the Textbox controls. int numtexts = Int32.Parse(DropDown2.SelectedItem.Value); for (int i=1; i<=numtexts; i++) { TextBox t = new TextBox(); t.Text = "TextBox" + (i).ToString(); t.ID = "TextBox" + (i).ToString(); Panel1.Controls.Add(t); Panel1.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<br>")); } } </script> </head> <body> <h3>Panel Example</h3> <form runat=server> <asp:Panel id="Panel1" runat="server" BackColor="gainsboro" Height="200px" Width="300px"> Panel1: Here is some static content... <p> </asp:Panel> <p> Generate Labels: <asp:DropDownList id=DropDown1 runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">0</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="1">1</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="2">2</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="3">3</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="4">4</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <br> Generate TextBoxes: <asp:DropDownList id=DropDown2 runat="server"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">0</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="1">1</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="2">2</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="3">3</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="4">4</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <p> <asp:CheckBox id="Check1" Text="Hide Panel" runat="server"/> <p> <asp:Button Text="Refresh Panel" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html>
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
See Also
Panel Members | System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace | WebControl