Controls

Label Control:
Usage: It is used to project any static information on the web
form.
Button:
Its usage is to submit the data.
TextBox:
Its usage is used to accept a single line multi line or password
character as the input.
Additional property for the TextBox:
textmode > used to specify the mode in which the values has
to be accepted as a input from the user.
Maxlength > used to restrict the size of the input provided by
the user
ReadOnly > used to specify the control as a non-editable
control

Required Field Validator

It is used to validate a control if it has been provided with
a value or not
Common Properties for all validation controls
ControlToValidate:Specify the name of the control which
has to be validated
ErrorMsg: Specify the message to be displayed if the
validation control fails
Compare Validator Control
It is used to compare the value of one control with the
value of the other control
Properties
Control to compare:Specify the name of the control
which acts like a source control
Operator:used to specify the mode to be used for
comparing the values of the controls.By Default it is
equal.
Type:used to specify the datatypes for the values to be
compared

Points to remember
A validation control can always be binded to
a single control only.
A single standard control can be binded with
any no of validation controls
If the user doesnt specify the input for the
binded control then all the validation
controls other than required field validator
will fail.

Radio Button Control

Usage: Used to select a single item from a collection

of radio buttons.
Properties:
Checked:returns true if the radio button is selected else returns false

User Name
Gender

Repeat Layout ->Table(default)

Male

Qualification

Female

Items-> Male,female
Repeat Direction->Horizontal

Inter
Degree
PG

Login

Group Name:Used to specify the radio button control belongs to a specific group.

Radio Button List Control

Usage: it is used to select a single item from a collection of
radio buttons
Common Properties for all the list controls with single
Selection
SelectedItem.Textreturns the text value of the
selected list item
SelectedItem.Valueextracts the selected list item
value.
SelectedIndex returns the index no of the selected
item.
Repeat Direction used to specify the direction in
which the list item has to be displayed (vertical is
default)
Repeat layout used to specify the layout in which the
list items has to be projected (table is default)
Requirements
Items it is a collection of list items

Drop Down List Control

Usage: it is used to select a single item from a

collection of list items
Properties for the drop down list will be exactly the
same as that of a list control with a single
selection.
User Name

Sudhir

Country

USA

Select

Array List
Usage: it is a collection which maintains the
information about a list of values which can be
considered as data source for any standard control.

Syntax to define an array List

dim variable as New ArrayList()

To add the items to the array list variable

Variable.Add(Value)

To bind the arraylist variable as a datasource for any

standard control.
controlName.Datasource = Variable

To bind the data of the data source to the control

ContorlName.DataBind()

Note: when ever the databind method is used on any control

& if that statement is used in the PAGE_LOAD event then it
should be used carefully else the control will not maintain
its state

Check Box Control

Usage: Used to select a single one or more
items.
Property:
Checked: returns true if the checkbox is
selected else returns false
Note: if only one control is required decision
making is required then go for checkbox
you can select or disselect.If you require
more than 2 then go for radiobutton.

Check Box List Control

Usage: it is used to select one or more checkbox list
items from a collection of list items.
Common Properties for all the list controls with
multiple Selection
Items.Count returns the no of list items present in
the list control
Items(index).Selected returns true if the
specified item is selected else returns false.
Items(Index).text returns the text of the
selected item.
Items(Index).value returns the value of the
selected item.