ASP.NET in a Nutshell

Name

ParseChildrenAttribute

Synopsis

You can use this attribute to mark the class declaration for any custom controls that you create. If you specify True for the ChildrenAsProperties property, the ASP.NET parser will treat any subelements inside your control tag as object properties. If you do not use this attribute or you specify False, ASP.NET will assume that nested elements should be added as child controls. In this case, you can still set object properties by using the “object walker” syntax, where properties are split by using a dash (as in <MyControls MyObject-MyProperty="Value" />).

Public NotInheritable Class ParseChildrenAttribute : Inherits Attribute
' Public Constructors
   Public Sub New() 
   Public Sub New(ByVal childrenAsProperties As Boolean) 
   Public Sub New(ByVal childrenAsProperties As Boolean, 
        ByVal defaultProperty As String) 
' Public Shared Fields
   public Shared ReadOnly Default As ParseChildrenAttribute      // =System.Web.UI.ParseChildrenAttribute
                  ' Public Instance Properties
   Public Property ChildrenAsProperties As Boolean  
   Public Property DefaultProperty As String  
' Public Instance Methods
   Overrides Public Function Equals(
        ByVal obj As Object) As Boolean  
   Overrides Public Function GetHashCode() As Integer  
   Overrides Public Function IsDefaultAttribute() As Boolean  
End Class

Hierarchy

System.Object→System.Attribute→ ParseChildrenAttribute

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