HtmlSelect.OnPreRender(EventArgs) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.HtmlControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Raises the PreRender event for the HtmlSelect control.

protected:
 override void OnPreRender(EventArgs ^ e);

protected public:
 override void OnPreRender(EventArgs ^ e);

protected override void OnPreRender (EventArgs e);

protected internal override void OnPreRender (EventArgs e);

override this.OnPreRender : EventArgs -> unit

Protected Overrides Sub OnPreRender (e As EventArgs)

Protected Friend Overrides Sub OnPreRender (e As EventArgs)

Parameters

e: EventArgs

An EventArgs that contains the event data.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to override the OnPreRender method so that it allows multiple selections in a custom HtmlSelect server 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 HtmlSelect - OnPreRender - C# Example</title>
        <script runat="server">
      void HtmlInputButton1_ServerClick(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
        if (HtmlSelect1.SelectedIndex >= 0)
        {
          if (HtmlSelect1.Multiple == true)
          {
            Div1.InnerHtml = "You selected:";
            for (int i=0; i<=HtmlSelect1.Items.Count - 1; i++)
            {
              if (HtmlSelect1.Items[i].Selected == true)
              {
                Div1.InnerHtml += "<br />    " + HtmlSelect1.Items[i].Value; 
              }     
            }
          }
          else
          {
            Div1.InnerHtml = "You selected " + HtmlSelect1.Value;
          }
        }
        else
        {
          Div1.InnerHtml = "You did not select an item.";
        }
      }
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom HtmlSelect - OnPreRender - C# Example</h3>
            
            <p>
      <aspSample:CustomHtmlSelectOnPreRender 
        id="HtmlSelect1" 
        name="HtmlSelect1"
        runat="server">
        <option value="Option1">Option1</option>
        <option value="Option2">Option2</option>
        <option value="Option3">Option3</option>
      </aspSample:CustomHtmlSelectOnPreRender>
      </p>
      
      <p>
      <input 
        id="HtmlInputButton1" 
        runat="server" 
        type="button" 
        onserverclick="HtmlInputButton1_ServerClick"
        value="Select" 
        name="HtmlInputButton1" />  
      </p>
      
      <br />
      <div id="Div1" runat="server" 
        style="DISPLAY: inline; WIDTH: 256px; HEIGHT: 15px" />
       
        </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 HtmlSelect - OnPreRender - VB.NET Example</title>
        <script runat="server">
      Sub HtmlInputButton1_ServerClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        If HtmlSelect1.SelectedIndex >= 0 Then
            If HtmlSelect1.Multiple = True Then
              Div1.InnerHtml = "You selected:"
              Dim i As Integer
              For i = 0 To HtmlSelect1.Items.Count - 1
                  If HtmlSelect1.Items(i).Selected = True Then
                    Div1.InnerHtml += "<br />    " & HtmlSelect1.Items(i).Value
                  End If
              Next i
            Else
              Div1.InnerHtml = "You selected " & HtmlSelect1.Value
            End If
        Else
            Div1.InnerHtml = "You did not select an item."
        End If
      End Sub
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom HtmlSelect - OnPreRender - VB.NET Example</h3>
            
            <p>
      <aspSample:CustomHtmlSelectOnPreRender 
        id="HtmlSelect1" 
        name="HtmlSelect1"
        runat="server">
        <option value="Option1">Option1</option>
        <option value="Option2">Option2</option>
        <option value="Option3">Option3</option>
      </aspSample:CustomHtmlSelectOnPreRender>
      </p>
      
      <p>
      <input 
        id="HtmlInputButton1" 
        runat="server" 
        type="button" 
        onserverclick="HtmlInputButton1_ServerClick"
        value="Select" 
        name="HtmlInputButton1" />  
      </p>
      
      <br />
      <div id="Div1" runat="server" 
        style="DISPLAY: inline; WIDTH: 256px; HEIGHT: 15px" />
       
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

using System.Web;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
    [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
    public sealed class CustomHtmlSelectOnPreRender : System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlSelect
    {
        protected override void OnPreRender(System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // Call the base's OnPreRender method.
            base.OnPreRender(e);
                
            // Allow multiple selections.
            this.Multiple = true;
        }
    }
}

<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CustomHtmlSelectOnPreRender
    Inherits System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlSelect

    Protected Overrides Sub OnPreRender(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

        ' Call the base's OnPreRender method.
        MyBase.OnPreRender(e)

        ' Allow multiple selections.
        Me.Multiple = True
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

If the Size property is greater than 1, then the OnPreRender method registers the HtmlSelect control with the Page control as one that requires postback processing.

Applies to

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