Web Server Controls

Web server controls are special ASP.NET tags understood by the server.

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Web Server Controls

Like HTML server controls, Web server controls are also created on the server and they require a runat="server" attribute to work. However, Web server controls do not necessarily map to any existing HTML elements and they may represent more complex elements.

The syntax for creating a Web server control is:

<asp:control_name id="some_id" runat="server" />

Web Server Control	Description
AdRotator	Displays a sequence of images
Button	Displays a push button
Calendar	Displays a calendar
CalendarDay	A day in a calendar control
CheckBox	Displays a check box
CheckBoxList	Creates a multi-selection check box group
DataGrid	Displays fields of a data source in a grid
DataList	Displays items from a data source by using templates
DropDownList	Creates a drop-down list
HyperLink	Creates a hyperlink
Image	Displays an image
ImageButton	Displays a clickable image
Label	Displays static content which is programmable (lets you apply styles to its content)
LinkButton	Creates a hyperlink button
ListBox	Creates a single- or multi-selection drop-down list
ListItem	Creates an item in a list
Literal	Displays static content which is programmable(does not let you apply styles to its content)
Panel	Provides a container for other controls
PlaceHolder	Reserves space for controls added by code
RadioButton	Creates a radio button
RadioButtonList	Creates a group of radio buttons
BulletedList	Creates a list in bullet format
Repeater	Displays a repeated list of items bound to the control
Style	Sets the style of controls
Table	Creates a table
TableCell	Creates a table cell
TableRow	Creates a table row
TextBox	Creates a text box
Xml	Displays an XML file or the results of an XSL transform