Programming ASP.NET Controls

At the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Describe the relationship of the code-behind file to its web form (ASPX page)
• Describe what an event handler is used for
• Describe what is unique about the page load event
• Explain how and when to check the IsPostback property
• List the commonly used properties of the following controls: TextBox, Label, CheckBox, DropDownList, RadioButtonList, Image, Calendar
• List important properties common to all/most ASP.NET controls
• Identify which property of an ASP.Net control is used to programmatically access the control
• Create an event handler method for page load events
• Create event handler methods for button click events
• Access controls on a page to get/set properties and call methods of the control
• Perform simple logic (using flow-control statements) to respond to common control events