ParseChildrenAttribute Constructors
Definition
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Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class.
Overloads
ParseChildrenAttribute() |
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class. |
ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean) |
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildrenAsProperties property to determine if the elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as properties of the server control. |
ParseChildrenAttribute(Type) |
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildControlType property to determine which elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as controls. |
ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean, String) |
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the |
ParseChildrenAttribute()
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class.
public:
ParseChildrenAttribute();
public ParseChildrenAttribute ();
Public Sub New ()
Remarks
A new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class is created with the ChildrenAsProperties property set to false
.
See also
Applies to
ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean)
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildrenAsProperties property to determine if the elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as properties of the server control.
public:
ParseChildrenAttribute(bool childrenAsProperties);
public ParseChildrenAttribute (bool childrenAsProperties);
new System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute : bool -> System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute
Public Sub New (childrenAsProperties As Boolean)
Parameters
- childrenAsProperties
- Boolean
true
to parse the elements as properties of the server control; otherwise, false
.
Examples
The code example in this section contains two parts. The first code example demonstrates how to set properties for the ParseChildrenAttribute class. The second code example demonstrates how to use classes in an ASP.NET page.
The following code example demonstrates how to set the ParseChildrenAttribute object for a custom server control named CollectionPropertyControl
. When the ParseChildrenAttribute is declared before the class defining CollectionPropertyControl
, the ParseChildrenAttribute sets the ChildrenAsProperties property to true
.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Security.Permissions;
namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
// Create a class that will be rendered as a child of the control
// that has the ParseChildren attribute applied to it.
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class Employee
{
private String name;
private String title;
private String alias;
public Employee():this ("","",""){}
public Employee (String name, String title, String alias)
{
this.name = name;
this.title = title;
this.alias = alias;
}
public String Name
{
get
{
return name;
}
set
{
name = value;
}
}
public String Title
{
get
{
return title;
}
set
{
title = value;
}
}
public String Alias
{
get
{
return alias;
}
set
{
alias = value;
}
}
}
// Use this Boolean version of the ParseChildrenAttribute constructor
// to set the ChildrenAsProperties property to true. Any properties of the
// the CollectionPropertyControl custom control will be used as parsable
// children.
[ParseChildren(true)]
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class CollectionPropertyControl : Control
{
private String header;
private ArrayList employees = new ArrayList();
public String Header
{
get
{
return header;
}
set
{
header = value;
}
}
public ArrayList Employees
{
get
{
return employees;
}
}
// Override the CreateChildControls method to
// add child controls to the Employees property when this
// custom control is requested from a page.
protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
Label label = new Label();
label.Text = Header;
label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
Controls.Add(label);
Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"));
Table table = new Table();
TableRow htr = new TableRow();
TableHeaderCell hcell1 = new TableHeaderCell();
hcell1.Text = "Name";
htr.Cells.Add(hcell1);
TableHeaderCell hcell2 = new TableHeaderCell();
hcell2.Text = "Title";
htr.Cells.Add(hcell2);
TableHeaderCell hcell3 = new TableHeaderCell();
hcell3.Text = "Alias";
htr.Cells.Add(hcell3);
table.Rows.Add(htr);
table.BorderWidth = 2;
table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
foreach (Employee employee in Employees)
{
TableRow tr = new TableRow();
TableCell cell1 = new TableCell();
cell1.Text = employee.Name;
tr.Cells.Add(cell1);
TableCell cell2 = new TableCell();
cell2.Text = employee.Title;
tr.Cells.Add(cell2);
TableCell cell3 = new TableCell();
cell3.Text = employee.Alias;
tr.Cells.Add(cell3);
table.Rows.Add(tr);
}
Controls.Add(table);
}
}
}
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls
' Create a class that will be rendered as a child of the control
' that has the ParseChildren attribute applied to it.
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class Employee
Private _name As String
Private _title As String
Private _alias As String
Public Sub New()
Me.New("", "", "")
End Sub
Public Sub New(ByVal name As String, ByVal title As String, ByVal employeeAlias As String)
Me._name = name
Me._title = title
Me._alias = employeeAlias
End Sub
Public Property Name() As String
Get
Return _name
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_name = Value
End Set
End Property
Public Property Title() As String
Get
Return _title
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_title = Value
End Set
End Property
Public Property [Alias]() As String
Get
Return _alias
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_alias = Value
End Set
End Property
End Class
' Use this Boolean version of the ParseChildrenAttribute constructor
' to set the ChildrenAsProperties property to true. Any properties of the
' the CollectionPropertyControl custom control will be used as parsable
' children.
<ParseChildren(True)> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CollectionPropertyControl
Inherits Control
Private _header As String
Private _employees As New ArrayList()
Public Property Header() As String
Get
Return _header
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_header = Value
End Set
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property Employees() As ArrayList
Get
Return _employees
End Get
End Property
' Override the CreateChildControls method to
' add child controls to the Employees property when this
' custom control is requested from a page.
Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
Dim label As New Label()
label.Text = Header
label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
Controls.Add(label)
Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"))
Dim table As New Table()
Dim htr As New TableRow()
Dim hcell1 As New TableHeaderCell()
hcell1.Text = "Name"
htr.Cells.Add(hcell1)
Dim hcell2 As New TableHeaderCell()
hcell2.Text = "Title"
htr.Cells.Add(hcell2)
Dim hcell3 As New TableHeaderCell()
hcell3.Text = "Alias"
htr.Cells.Add(hcell3)
table.Rows.Add(htr)
table.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(2)
table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
Dim employee As Employee
For Each employee In Employees
Dim tr As New TableRow()
Dim cell1 As New TableCell()
cell1.Text = employee.Name
tr.Cells.Add(cell1)
Dim cell2 As New TableCell()
cell2.Text = employee.Title
tr.Cells.Add(cell2)
Dim cell3 As New TableCell()
cell3.Text = employee.Alias
tr.Cells.Add(cell3)
table.Rows.Add(tr)
Next employee
Controls.Add(table)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace ' ParseChildrenSampleVB_2
The following code example demonstrates how to use the CollectionPropertyControl
and Employee
classes in an ASP.NET page. One instance of the Employee
class is added declaratively and another is added programmatically.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.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 void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create a new employee object and add it to the custom control.
Employee e1 = new Employee("Employee 2", "Title 2", "Alias 2");
CollectionPropertyControl1.Employees.Add(e1);
// Verify attribute values.
ParseChildrenAttribute p =
(ParseChildrenAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(CollectionPropertyControl),
typeof(ParseChildrenAttribute));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("The ChildControlType property is " + p.ChildControlType.ToString() + "<br />");
sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " + p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() + "<br />");
sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " + p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString());
Message.Text = sb.ToString();
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>ParseChildrenAttribute Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="server"/>
<AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1"
runat="server">
<Employees>
<AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1"
Title="Title 1"
Alias="Alias 1" />
</Employees>
</AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Namespace="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)
' Create a new employee object and add it to custom control.
Dim e1 As New Employee("Employee 2", "Title 2", "Alias 2")
CollectionPropertyControl1.Employees.Add(e1)
' Verify attribute values.
Dim p As ParseChildrenAttribute = _
Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(CollectionPropertyControl), _
GetType(ParseChildrenAttribute))
Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
sb.Append("The ChildControlType property is " & p.ChildControlType.ToString() & "<br />")
sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " & p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() & "<br />")
sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " & p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString())
Message.Text = sb.ToString()
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>PersistChildrenAttribute</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="server"/>
<AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1"
runat="server">
<Employees>
<AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1"
Title="Title 1"
Alias="Alias 1" />
</Employees>
</AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
If childrenAsProperties
is false
, the elements that are contained within the server control are parsed as a control. false
is the default for ParseChildrenAttribute.
See also
Applies to
ParseChildrenAttribute(Type)
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the ChildControlType property to determine which elements that are contained within a server control are parsed as controls.
public:
ParseChildrenAttribute(Type ^ childControlType);
public ParseChildrenAttribute (Type childControlType);
new System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute : Type -> System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute
Public Sub New (childControlType As Type)
Parameters
- childControlType
- Type
The control type to parse as a property.
Exceptions
childControlType
is null
.
See also
Applies to
ParseChildrenAttribute(Boolean, String)
Initializes a new instance of the ParseChildrenAttribute class using the childrenAsProperties
and defaultProperty
parameters.
public:
ParseChildrenAttribute(bool childrenAsProperties, System::String ^ defaultProperty);
public ParseChildrenAttribute (bool childrenAsProperties, string defaultProperty);
new System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute : bool * string -> System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute
Public Sub New (childrenAsProperties As Boolean, defaultProperty As String)
Parameters
- childrenAsProperties
- Boolean
true
to parse the elements as properties of the server control; otherwise, false
.
- defaultProperty
- String
A string that defines a collection property of the server control into which nested content is parsed by default.
Examples
The code example in this section contains two parts. The first code example demonstrates how to set properties for the ParseChildrenAttribute class. The second code example demonstrates how to use classes in an ASP.NET page.
The following code example demonstrates how to set the ParseChildrenAttribute object of a custom server control named CollectionPropertyControl
. The ParseChildrenAttribute sets the ChildrenAsProperties property to true
and the DefaultProperty property to the Employee
class.
// Use the ParseChildren attribute to set the ChildrenAsProperties
// and DefaultProperty properties. Using this constructor, the
// control parses all child controls as properties and must define
// a public property named Employees, which it declares as
// an ArrayList. Nested (child) elements must correspond to
// child elements of the Employees property or to other
// properties of the control.
[ParseChildren(true, "Employees")]
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class CollectionPropertyControl : Control
{
private String header;
private ArrayList employees = new ArrayList();
public String Header
{
get
{
return header;
}
set
{
header = value;
}
}
public ArrayList Employees
{
get
{
return employees;
}
}
// Override the CreateChildControls method to
// add child controls to the Employees property when this
// custom control is requested from a page.
protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
Label label = new Label();
label.Text = Header;
label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
Controls.Add(label);
Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"));
Table table = new Table();
TableRow htr = new TableRow();
TableHeaderCell hcell1 = new TableHeaderCell();
hcell1.Text = "Name";
htr.Cells.Add(hcell1);
TableHeaderCell hcell2 = new TableHeaderCell();
hcell2.Text = "Title";
htr.Cells.Add(hcell2);
TableHeaderCell hcell3 = new TableHeaderCell();
hcell3.Text = "Alias";
htr.Cells.Add(hcell3);
table.Rows.Add(htr);
table.BorderWidth = 2;
table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
foreach (Employee employee in Employees)
{
TableRow tr = new TableRow();
TableCell cell1 = new TableCell();
cell1.Text = employee.Name;
tr.Cells.Add(cell1);
TableCell cell2 = new TableCell();
cell2.Text = employee.Title;
tr.Cells.Add(cell2);
TableCell cell3 = new TableCell();
cell3.Text = employee.Alias;
tr.Cells.Add(cell3);
table.Rows.Add(tr);
}
Controls.Add(table);
}
}
' Use the ParseChildren attribute to set the ChildrenAsProperties
' and DefaultProperty properties. Using this constructor, the
' control parses all child controls as properties and must define
' a public property named Employees, which it declares as
' an ArrayList. Nested (child) elements must correspond to
' child elements of the Employees property or to other
' properties of the control.
<ParseChildren(True, "Employees")> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CollectionPropertyControl
Inherits Control
Private _header As String
Private _employees As New ArrayList()
Public Property Header() As String
Get
Return _header
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_header = Value
End Set
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property Employees() As ArrayList
Get
Return _employees
End Get
End Property
' Override the CreateChildControls method to
' add child controls to the Employees property when this
' custom control is requested from a page.
Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
Dim label As New Label()
label.Text = Header
label.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
label.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
Controls.Add(label)
Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<BR> <BR>"))
Dim table As New Table()
Dim htr As New TableRow()
Dim hcell1 As New TableHeaderCell()
hcell1.Text = "Name"
htr.Cells.Add(hcell1)
Dim hcell2 As New TableHeaderCell()
hcell2.Text = "Title"
htr.Cells.Add(hcell2)
Dim hcell3 As New TableHeaderCell()
hcell3.Text = "Alias"
htr.Cells.Add(hcell3)
table.Rows.Add(htr)
table.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(2)
table.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
table.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
Dim employee As Employee
For Each employee In Employees
Dim tr As New TableRow()
Dim cell1 As New TableCell()
cell1.Text = employee.Name
tr.Cells.Add(cell1)
Dim cell2 As New TableCell()
cell2.Text = employee.Title
tr.Cells.Add(cell2)
Dim cell3 As New TableCell()
cell3.Text = employee.Alias
tr.Cells.Add(cell3)
table.Rows.Add(tr)
Next employee
Controls.Add(table)
End Sub
End Class
The following code example demonstrates how to use the CollectionPropertyControl
and Employee
classes in an ASP.NET page.
<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.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 void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Verify attribute values.
ParseChildrenAttribute p =
(ParseChildrenAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(CollectionPropertyControl),
typeof(ParseChildrenAttribute));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("The DefaultProperty property is " + p.DefaultProperty.ToString() + "<br />");
sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " + p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() + "<br />");
sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " + p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString());
Message.Text = sb.ToString();
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>ParseChildrenAttribute Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="server"/>
<AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1"
runat="server">
<AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1"
Title="Title 1"
Alias="Alias 1" />
<AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 2"
Title="Title 2"
Alias="Alias 2" />
</AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspSample" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Namespace="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)
' Verify attribute values.
Dim p As ParseChildrenAttribute = _
Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(CollectionPropertyControl), _
GetType(ParseChildrenAttribute))
Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
sb.Append("The DefaultProperty property is " & p.DefaultProperty.ToString() & "<br />")
sb.Append("The ChildrenAsProperties property is " & p.ChildrenAsProperties.ToString() & "<br />")
sb.Append("The IsDefaultAttribute method returns " & p.IsDefaultAttribute().ToString())
Message.Text = sb.ToString()
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>PersistChildrenAttribute</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="server"/>
<AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl id="CollectionPropertyControl1"
runat="server">
<AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 1"
Title="Title 1"
Alias="Alias 1" />
<AspSample:Employee Name="Employee 2"
Title="Title 2"
Alias="Alias 2" />
</AspSample:CollectionPropertyControl>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
If childrenAsProperties
is false
, the elements are parsed as controls.
See also
Applies to
.NET