Creating a Custom BuildProvider
When you write an ASP.NET page and save the page to your computer’s file system, the ASP.NET page gets compiled dynamically into a .NET class in the background. The page is compiled dynamically by a BuildProvider.
The ASP.NET Framework includes a number of BuildProviders. Each BuildProvider is responsible for compiling a file with a particular extension located in a particular type of folder. For example, there are BuildProviders for Themes, Master Pages, User Controls, and Web Services.
When a BuildProvider builds, it builds a new class in the Temporary ASP.NET Files folder. Any class added to the folder becomes available to your application automatically. When you use Visual Web Developer, any public properties ...
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