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Using ASP.NET HTML Controls

We have been talking a lot about ASP.NET controls. A detailed discussion of each ASP.NET Server control goes beyond the scope of this book, but this discussion should get you familiarized with some key highlights of the controls. As previously mentioned, ASP.NET enriches HTML controls to be utilized in a server-based programming model. Table 8.1 presents a quick look at some of the HTML controls.

Table 8.1. ASP.NET HTML Controls

HTML SERVER CONTROL	DESCRIPTION	ABBREVIATED CODE SYNTAX
HtmlAnchor	Link control, corresponds to the HTML <a> tag	<a id="id1" href="..." name="..." OnServerClick="..." runat="server">text</a>
HtmlButton	Button control, corresponds to the HTML <button> tag	<button id="..." OnServerClick="..." runat="server">button ...