Control.CreateControlCollection Method
Creates a new ControlCollection object to hold the child controls (both literal and server) of the server control.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.Web.UI.ControlCollectionA ControlCollection object to contain the current server control's child server controls.
Override this method in a custom server control if you have created a collection object that is derived from the ControlCollection class. You can then instantiate that collection class in the override of this method.
The following code example overrides the CreateControlCollection method to create an instance of a CustomControlCollection class, which inherits from the ControlCollection class.
The following code example uses the CreateControlCollection method in a custom server control override of the CreateChildControls method. The new collection is created, and then populated with two child controls, firstControl and secondControl.
protected override void CreateChildControls() { // Creates a new ControlCollection. this.CreateControlCollection(); // Create child controls. ChildControl firstControl = new ChildControl(); firstControl.Message = "FirstChildControl"; ChildControl secondControl = new ChildControl(); secondControl.Message = "SecondChildControl"; Controls.Add(firstControl); Controls.Add(secondControl); // Prevent child controls from being created again. ChildControlsCreated = true; }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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