Overview of ASP.NET Controls
The ASP.NET Framework contains more than 90 controls. These controls can be divided into seven groups:
• Standard Controls— Enable you to render standard form elements such as buttons, input fields, and labels. We examine these controls in detail in Chapter 2, “Using the Standard Controls.”
• Validation Controls—
Enable you to validate form data before you submit the data to the server. For example, you can use a RequiredFieldValidator
control to check whether a user entered a value for a required input field. These controls are discussed in Chapter 3, “Using the Validation Controls.”
• Rich Controls— Enable you to render things such as calendars, file upload buttons, rotating banner advertisements, and multistep ...
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