HtmlSelectBuilder.GetChildControlType(String, IDictionary) Method
Definition
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Obtains the Type for the HtmlSelect control's child controls.
public:
override Type ^ GetChildControlType(System::String ^ tagName, System::Collections::IDictionary ^ attribs);
public override Type GetChildControlType (string tagName, System.Collections.IDictionary attribs);
override this.GetChildControlType : string * System.Collections.IDictionary -> Type
Public Overrides Function GetChildControlType (tagName As String, attribs As IDictionary) As Type
Parameters
- tagName
- String
The tag name of the child control.
- attribs
- IDictionary
An array of attributes contained in the child control.
Returns
The Type of the HtmlSelect control's specified child control.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to override the GetChildControlType method to check for custom child control types. For a complete, working code example, see the HtmlSelectBuilder class overview topic.
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public override Type GetChildControlType(string tagName, IDictionary attribs)
{
// Distinguish between two possible types of child controls.
if (tagName.ToLower().EndsWith("myoption1"))
{
return typeof(MyOption1);
}
else if (tagName.ToLower().EndsWith("myoption2"))
{
return typeof(MyOption2);
}
return null;
}
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Overrides Function GetChildControlType(ByVal tagName As String, ByVal attribs As IDictionary) As Type
' Distinguish between two possible types of child controls.
If tagName.ToLower().EndsWith("myoption1") Then
Return GetType(MyOption1)
ElseIf tagName.ToLower().EndsWith("myoption2") Then
Return GetType(MyOption2)
End If
Return Nothing
End Function
Remarks
Use the GetChildControlType method to return the Type of a specified child control in an HtmlSelect control.