Visual Basic® 2010 Unleashed

ASP.NET Controls

ASP.NET offers both server and HTML controls. Server controls run on the server side and emulate or are built upon existing HTML tags, but provide more advanced features and usability. They also are object-oriented controls and support events, whereas HTML controls don’t. Generally, HTML controls are more and more limited if compared to ASP.NET controls; although, they can be still processed on the server by adding the usual runat="server" tag. The next sections list the most common controls from both types.