This link is to a white paper, but I don't seem to have rights to view it:
http://www.theserverside.n
I am making my way through the walkthrough given in the other link -- thank you...
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Browse All TopicsI think I may have reached a point in my development needs where I need greater control, flexibility and power than an .ascx can provide.
But I need a good guide to help me make the transition. What I need are some good resources for getting my head around custom composite controls with design-time support.
I want to group a bunch of controls and html elements together as a single unit plus have design-time support, such that I can position those elements within the custom control itself.
How can I do this? I welcome websites and book recommendations and any advice you can give.
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This link is to a white paper, but I don't seem to have rights to view it:
http://www.theserverside.n
I am making my way through the walkthrough given in the other link -- thank you...
Sorry about that. I guess they pulled the PDF file (I got an error on viewing it too now).
Here is another link for you:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com
The following book is *extremely* good, but it's out of print. It also relates to .NET 1.1, but the theory of doing things is still the same in .NET 2.0. I believe there is a newer edition for 2.0, but I'm not sure.
http://www.microsoft.com/M
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by: DropZonePosted on 2008-01-29 at 14:13:31ID: 20772891
In order for a custom composite control to have support in the visual designer, you need to create a "designer" for it. In essence, this is a control that instantiates an object of your custom class, in its default state, when the visual designer displays it.
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Here are a few sites to help you get started:
http://www.theserverside.n
http://msdn2.microsoft.com