TABSTRIP Element | TabStrip Class

This class represents the TabStrip control that contains a row of Tabs and TabSeparators.

Syntax

Visual Basic	Public  Class TabStrip Inherits BasePostBackControl
C#	public   class TabStrip : BasePostBackControl
Managed C++	public:  __gc class TabStrip :  public BasePostBackControl
JScript	public   class TabStrip extends BasePostBackControl

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object::Control::WebControl::BaseRichControl::BasePostBackControl

Remarks

The TabStrip control enables a menu-like selection of topics.

The TabStrip control is tightly connected to a second type of Windows Internet Explorer WebControls: the MULTIPAGE control. The MULTIPAGE control links a TAB to a page view.

The TabStrip control is declared within the <TabStrip> tags. Most style and property attributes of the TabStrip control are optional. By setting the style and/or property attributes, you can set the default styles and/or properties for all TABs and TABSEPARATORs. However, the style and/or property attributes can be overwritten within each TAB or TABSEPARATOR tags. This provides authors with greater flexibility when creating a personalized TabStrip control.

A TABSTRIP can start and end with special TABSEPARATORs to indicate the beginning and end of the TABSTRIP. You can also use the TABSEPARATOR element to separate TABs on the TABSTRIP.

This element is a block element.

This element requires a closing tag.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the TabStrip object.

Attribute	Property	Description
AUTOPOSTBACK	AutoPostBack	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates whether or not the control posts back to the server each time a user interacts with the control.
DEFAULTIMAGEURL	DefaultImageUrl	Sets or retrieves the URL of the image as default for all inactive elements.
DEFAULTSTYLE	DefaultStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the default style for the element.
	Items	Retrieves the collection of Items in the control.
	NeedHelper	Returns true, indicating that a hidden helper is needed by the control.
ORIENTATION	Orientation	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the alignment of the object within the document.
SELECTEDINDEX	SelectedIndex	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the index of the selected object.
SEPDEFAULTIMAGEURL	SepDefaultImageUrl	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the URL of the image as default for all inactive separators.
SEPDEFAULTSTYLE	SepDefaultStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the default style for all inactive separators.
SEPHOVERIMAGEURL	SepHoverImageUrl	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the URL of the image for the TABSTRIP element when the user hovers the mouse pointer over it.
SEPHOVERSTYLE	SepHoverStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the style of the TABSTRIP element when the user hovers the mouse pointer over it.
SEPSELECTEDIMAGEURL	SepSelectedImageUrl	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the URL of the image for the active separators left and right (above and below) of the active TAB.
SEPSELECTEDSTYLE	SepSelectedStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the style for the active separators left and right (above and below) of the active TAB.
TABDEFAULTSTYLE	TabDefaultStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the default style for all inactive tabs.
TABHOVERSTYLE	TabHoverStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the style of the TABSTRIP element when the user hovers the mouse pointer over it.
TABSELECTEDSTYLE	TabSelectedStyle	Sets or retrieves a value that defines the style for the active TAB.
TARGET	Target	Retrieves a value that indicates the MultiPage object based on the TargetID.
TARGETID	TargetID	Enables you to automatically link tabs to a MULTIPAGE control.

Element	Object	Description
TAB	Tab	This class represents a Tab within a TabStrip.
TABSEPARATOR	TabSeparator	This class represents a TabSeparator within a TabStrip.

Event	Description
SelectedIndexChange	Fires when selectedIndex changes for MULTIPAGE or TABSTRIP.

Method	Description
CreateControlCollection	Creates an EmptyControlCollection object to prevent controls from being added to the ControlCollection.
LoadViewState	Loads the item's previously saved view state.
OnInit	Initializes the object.
OnLoad	Loads the object.
OnPreRender	Updates the hidden input's data.
OnSelectedIndexChange	Fires the SelectedIndexChange event.
ProcessData	Processes post-back data for the server control from the hidden helper's data.
RaisePostDataChangedEvent	Signals the server control object to notify the ASP.NET application that the state of the control has changed.
RenderContents	Renders the contents of the control into the specified HtmlTextWriter.
RenderDesignerPath	Implements the rendering path for the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Editor.
RenderDownLevelPath	Implements the downLevel rendering path in this method.
RenderUpLevelPath	Implements the uplevel rendering path for this method.
SaveViewState	Saves changes to the item's view state to an object.
TrackViewState	Instructs the control to track changes to its view state.

Class Information

Namespace	Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly	Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls.dll

See Also

Internet Explorer WebControls, About the TabStrip WebControl