HyperLink.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter) Method

Definition

Displays the HyperLink control on a page.

protected:
 override void RenderContents(System::Web::UI::HtmlTextWriter ^ writer);
protected public:
 override void RenderContents(System::Web::UI::HtmlTextWriter ^ writer);
protected override void RenderContents (System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);
protected internal override void RenderContents (System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);
override this.RenderContents : System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter -> unit
Protected Overrides Sub RenderContents (writer As HtmlTextWriter)
Protected Friend Overrides Sub RenderContents (writer As HtmlTextWriter)

Parameters

writer
HtmlTextWriter

The output stream to render on the client.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to override the RenderContents method in a custom server control so that some text is appended to the HyperLink control.

<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
    <head>
        <title>Custom HyperLink - RenderContents - C# Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom HyperLink - RenderContents - C# Example</h3>
            
            <aspSample:CustomHyperLinkRenderContents 
              id="HyperLink1" runat="server" Target="_blank"
              NavigateUrl="http://www.microsoft.com/"  
              ToolTip="Microsoft Web Site">www.microsoft.com
            </aspSample:CustomHyperLinkRenderContents>

        </form>
    </body>
</html>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB" %>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
    <head>
        <title>Custom HyperLink - RenderContents - VB.NET Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom HyperLink - RenderContents - VB.NET Example</h3>
            
            <aspSample:CustomHyperLinkRenderContents 
             id="HyperLink1" runat="server" Target="_blank"
             NavigateUrl="http://www.microsoft.com/"  
             ToolTip="Microsoft Web Site">www.microsoft.com
            </aspSample:CustomHyperLinkRenderContents>

        </form>
    </body>
</html>
using System.Web;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  public sealed class CustomHyperLinkRenderContents : System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink
  {
    protected override void RenderContents(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
      // Call the base RenderContents method.
      base.RenderContents(writer);

      // Append some text to the HyperLink.
      writer.Write(" Home Page");
    }
  }
}
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CustomHyperLinkRenderContents
    Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.HyperLink

    Protected Overrides Sub RenderContents(ByVal writer As System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter)

        ' Call the base RenderContents method.
        MyBase.RenderContents(writer)

        ' Append some text to the HyperLink.
        writer.Write(" Home Page")
    End Sub
End Class

Applies to

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