What is LiteralControl? Why is it used?

Question

What is a LiteralControl? I was reading about LiteralContols but I am not sure why they are used. I used this code to list the controls in a page and - I have

Answer 1

Try this:

foreach (Control control in Page.Controls)
{
    Response.Write(control.GetType().ToString() + " -  " + control.ID + "
");    

    if (control is LiteralControl)
    {
        Response.Write("Textt :" + ((LiteralControl)control).Text.ToString() + " - " + 
        Server.HtmlEncode(((LiteralControl)control).Text + "
") ); 
    }
}