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getting started question about ASP.NET - kind of general

I see this in my Quick Start info:

"In addition to (or instead of) using <% %> code blocks to program dynamic
content, ASP.NET page developers can use ASP.NET server controls to
program Web pages. Server controls are declared within an .aspx file using
custom tags or intrinsic HTML tags that contain a runat="server" attribute
value. Intrinsic HTML tags are handled by one of the controls in the
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls namespace. Any tag that doesn't explicitly map
to one of the controls is assigned the type of
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl.
"

This *sounds* to me almost parallel to JSP tag libraries. It sounds like
tags with underlying objects to define behavior.

I like the idea. My concern is, does they *work* for real application
development. As in, please tell me they are nothing like "Design Time
Controls" in Visual Studio 6.

Are real people, writing real production apps, designing their ASP.NET web
pages with the Web Forms components in the toolbox? (<asp:Textbox...,
<asp:DataList...)

Thanks

S
Jul 21 '05 #1
2 1065
Yes, it is similar to taglibs. The asp.net controls are immensly flexible,
extensible and fast to develop in and they are being used in lots of
companies.

Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP

<St*************@IDX.COM> wrote in message
news:O$*************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I see this in my Quick Start info:

"In addition to (or instead of) using <% %> code blocks to program dynamic
content, ASP.NET page developers can use ASP.NET server controls to
program Web pages. Server controls are declared within an .aspx file using
custom tags or intrinsic HTML tags that contain a runat="server" attribute
value. Intrinsic HTML tags are handled by one of the controls in the
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls namespace. Any tag that doesn't explicitly map
to one of the controls is assigned the type of
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl.
"

This *sounds* to me almost parallel to JSP tag libraries. It sounds like
tags with underlying objects to define behavior.

I like the idea. My concern is, does they *work* for real application
development. As in, please tell me they are nothing like "Design Time
Controls" in Visual Studio 6.

Are real people, writing real production apps, designing their ASP.NET web
pages with the Web Forms components in the toolbox? (<asp:Textbox...,
<asp:DataList...)

Thanks

S

Jul 21 '05 #2
Thanks!
Yes, it is similar to taglibs. The asp.net controls are immensly flexible, extensible and fast to develop in and they are being used in lots of
companies.

Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP

<St*************@IDX.COM> wrote in message
news:O$*************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I see this in my Quick Start info:

"In addition to (or instead of) using <% %> code blocks to program > dynamic content, ASP.NET page developers can use ASP.NET server controls to
program Web pages. Server controls are declared within an .aspx file > using custom tags or intrinsic HTML tags that contain a runat="server" > attribute value. Intrinsic HTML tags are handled by one of the controls in the
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls namespace. Any tag that doesn't explicitly map to one of the controls is assigned the type of
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl.
"

This *sounds* to me almost parallel to JSP tag libraries. It sounds like tags with underlying objects to define behavior.

I like the idea. My concern is, does they *work* for real application
development. As in, please tell me they are nothing like "Design Time
Controls" in Visual Studio 6.

Are real people, writing real production apps, designing their ASP.NET

web
pages with the Web Forms components in the toolbox? (<asp:Textbox...,
<asp:DataList...)

Thanks

S

Jul 21 '05 #3

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