ASP.NET Custom Controls - Composites

Question

Summary

Hi All,
OK, further into my adventures with custom controls...

In summary, here is that I have learned of three main "classes" of cus

Answer 1

I often use composite controls. Instead of overriding Render or RenderContents, just assign each Control a CssClass and use stylesheets. For multiple Controls.Add, I use an extension method:

//Controls.Add(c1, c2, c3)
static void Add(this ControlCollection coll, params Control[] controls)
 { foreach(Control control in controls) coll.Add(control);
 }

For quick and dirty rendering, I use something like this:

writer.Render(@"

                   
{0}
                   

                       
", Text);
control1.RenderControl(writer);
writer.Render("
");

For initializing control properties, I use property initializer syntax:

childControl = new Control {  ID="Foo"
                            , CssClass="class1"
                            , CausesValidation=true;
                           };