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ASP.NET PlaceHolder Control

Complete Web Control Reference

Definition and Usage

The PlaceHolder control is used to reserve space for controls added by code.

Note: The PlaceHolder control does not produce any visible output (it only acts as a container for other controls on the Web page).

Properties

Property	Description
runat	Specifies that the control is a server control. Must be set to "server"

Web Control Standard Properties

AccessKey, Attributes, BackColor, BorderColor, BorderStyle, BorderWidth, CssClass, Enabled, Font, EnableTheming, ForeColor, Height, IsEnabled, SkinID, Style, TabIndex, ToolTip, Width

For a full description, go to Web Control Standard Attributes.

Control Standard Properties

AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory, BindingContainer, ClientID, Controls, EnableTheming, EnableViewState, ID, NamingContainer, Page, Parent, Site, TemplateControl, TemplateSourceDirectory, UniqueID, Visible

For a full description, go to Control Standard Attributes.

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