If i use following code
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter writer = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
this.Render(writer);
string sHtml = sw.ToString();
Content of sHtml is same as if I used following code
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter writer = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
this.RenderControl(writer);
string sHtml = sw.ToString();
In first case i get an error
System.Web.HttpException: A page can have only one server-side Form tag.
What is the difference? Do Render method uses writer of Response object no matter what is put as input writer? In that case rendering of page would happen twice?
p.s
in this.RenderControl and this.Render "this" is Page object

RenderControl is used to place items on the page that are created dynamically and, I *think*, when you call this.Render() you are recalling the pages render method which would also recreate all of the controls on the page.

(Hence Render is called before you explicitly call this.Render() which means a <form runat=server> tag has already been placed on the page then, when you call this.Render(), it places another form tag on the page.)

HTH.

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yes this.Render will render all controls but I put this.Render(writer); where "writer" object has been just created ,then how is it (my writer)connected within Response's output stream?

I assume that writer contains some control that you are trying to dynamically output to the page, in which case you want to use RenderControl.

If you want a more in depth explination go here and also check out the links to the MSDN. http://www.velocityreviews.com/forum...ercontrol.html

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Thanks for help.