Developing Microsoft® ASP.NET Server Controls and Components

Chapter 10. Complex Properties and State Management

• Subproperties

• Properties and Type Converters

• State Management, IStateManager, and the ViewState Dictionary

• Implementing IStateManager in a Custom Type

• Collection Properties—The ImageMap Example

• Expando Attributes—The IAttributeAccessor Interface

In Chapter 7, we looked at simple properties—that is, properties of primitive types and strings. We examined how the page framework automatically supports declarative page syntax (declarative persistence) for simple properties. We showed how to apply attributes that enable design-time support for properties in a visual design environment. And we showed how you can easily implement state management by storing simple properties in your control’s ViewState dictionary. ...