User Controls Versus DLLs

[Gopal Krish]

Wondering what's the pros and cons in creating reusable web controls
using

1. User Controls
2. C# class that creates the controls programmatically

Example,

I want to develop a page menu (Reset, Back, Submit etc) that I can
reuse in all my screens. Reset and Back are Hyperlinks and Submit is
Link Button (which should fire a Click even when clicked).

My question is..should I develop a reusable user control or should I
write a C# /VB.NET class to create the controls programmatically?

Thanks for any thoughts.

-- Gopal

[Lucas Tam]

ge*****@yahoo.com (Gopal Krish) wrote in news:8b4092e6.0410041628.1add2854
@posting.google.com:

1. User Controls
2. C# class that creates the controls programmatically

Example,

I want to develop a page menu (Reset, Back, Submit etc) that I can
reuse in all my screens. Reset and Back are Hyperlinks and Submit is
Link Button (which should fire a Click even when clicked).

My question is..should I develop a reusable user control or should I
write a C# /VB.NET class to create the controls programmatically?

You can design the interface graphically with user controls.

With user controls, you can't instantiate them like a normal class, rather
you need to use the LoadControl method. Besides this minor point, I would
use User Controls for design intensive controls. Otherwise I would use a
class.

BTW, you can always mix and match the two... use a user control for the
interface and a class for the logic.

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[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

User controls are easy to create.

Conversly, Custom controls are easier to use and to reuse.

Here's more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ercontrols.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ercontrols.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ebControls.asp

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I hope this helps,
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"Gopal Krish" <ge*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Wondering what's the pros and cons in creating reusable web controls
using

1. User Controls
2. C# class that creates the controls programmatically

Example,

I want to develop a page menu (Reset, Back, Submit etc) that I can
reuse in all my screens. Reset and Back are Hyperlinks and Submit is
Link Button (which should fire a Click even when clicked).

My question is..should I develop a reusable user control or should I
write a C# /VB.NET class to create the controls programmatically?

Thanks for any thoughts.

-- Gopal

[Gopal Krish]

Thanks much...That's a nice starting point for me.

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[Robert Koritnik]

In your case it would be MUCH MUCH easier to write User Controls, while it's
single application dependant and it's not as reusable as Web Custom Controls
should be.

I suggest you to use User Controls in this particular case.

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"Gopal Krish" <ge*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8b**************************@posting.google.c om...

Wondering what's the pros and cons in creating reusable web controls
using

1. User Controls
2. C# class that creates the controls programmatically

Example,

I want to develop a page menu (Reset, Back, Submit etc) that I can
reuse in all my screens. Reset and Back are Hyperlinks and Submit is
Link Button (which should fire a Click even when clicked).

My question is..should I develop a reusable user control or should I
write a C# /VB.NET class to create the controls programmatically?

Thanks for any thoughts.

-- Gopal

[Gopal Krish]

Thanks much..

"Robert Koritnik" <ro************************@avtenta.si> wrote in message news:<OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>...

In your case it would be MUCH MUCH easier to write User Controls, while it's
single application dependant and it's not as reusable as Web Custom Controls
should be.

I suggest you to use User Controls in this particular case.

--
RobertK
{ Clever? No just smart. }

"Gopal Krish" <ge*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8b**************************@posting.google.c om...

Wondering what's the pros and cons in creating reusable web controls
using

1. User Controls
2. C# class that creates the controls programmatically

Example,

I want to develop a page menu (Reset, Back, Submit etc) that I can
reuse in all my screens. Reset and Back are Hyperlinks and Submit is
Link Button (which should fire a Click even when clicked).

My question is..should I develop a reusable user control or should I
write a C# /VB.NET class to create the controls programmatically?

Thanks for any thoughts.

-- Gopal