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Archive for June, 2007

ASP.NET What Server Side controls require a Server Form

7 June 2007

This is a list that I have compiled of ASP server side controls that require or do not require to be nested inside of a server form (form runat=server)

Requires
Does not Require

 
asp:Label

 
asp:HyperLink

asp:TextBox
 

asp:Button
 

asp:LinkButton
 

asp:ImageButton
 

asp:DropDownList
 

asp:ListBox
 

asp:CheckBox
 

asp:CheckBoxList
 

 
asp:Image

 
asp:ImageMap

 
asp:Table

asp:BulletedList
 

asp:HiddenField
 

 
asp:Literal

asp:Calendar
 

 
asp:AdRotator

asp:FileUpload
 

asp:Wizard
 

 
asp:Xml

 
asp:MultiView

 
asp:View

 
asp:Panel

 
asp:PlaceHolder

 
asp:Substitution

 
asp:Localize

asp:GridView
 

 
asp:DataList

asp:DetailsView
 

asp:FormView
 

 
asp:Repeater

 
asp:XmlDataSource

asp:Menu
 

asp:TreeView