chp 4: Asp.net Server Controls

majeedkhan · February 27th, 2010, 05:04 AM

Hi Imar,

I can't understand the diference you have mentioned b/w Server contorls & HTML Controls as here:
"In contrast to the ASP.NET Server Controls, the HTML controls are client-side controls and end up directly in the final HTML in the browser"
Please tell me the clear diference b/w Server and HTML controls.

Thanks

Imar · February 27th, 2010, 06:20 AM

Hi there,

You may want to take another look at the Try It Out on page 105. t shows you how server controls are defined as a server control in markup in the page, are processed by the server and then end up as HTML in the browser. E.g. in server side markup in a page, you define this:

<asp:TextBox id="txt" runat="serrver" Text="Some text" />

which then ends up as the following HTML in the browser:

<input type="text" id="txt" name="txt" value="Some Text" />

HTML controls are just that" controls defined with plain HTML in the markup. There are not processed at the server, but their HTML is taken from the markup and sent directly to the browser. E.g. when you define an HTML control in markup like this:

<input id="Button1" type="button" value="button" />

it ends up exactly as that in the client HTML and no server side processing takes place.

Does that clarify things?

Imar

majeedkhan · February 28th, 2010, 12:09 AM

Hi Imar,

Thanks, i got the diference b/w Server and HTML controls, one more question what is the benifits of processing ther Server controls on Server? which one we should use?
Thanks

Imar · February 28th, 2010, 05:04 AM

Hi there,

Looks like you're asking a lot of questions that are explained in detail in the book. Just as the difference between the HTML and Server Controls, this question is answered in Chapter 4 as well. Take a look at page 124 for a discussion of these two types of controls.

Cheers,

Imar