Question

I’m looking to do something akin to

<cstm:MyControl runat='server'>     <myItem attr='something' />     <myItem attr='something' /> </cstm:MyControl> 

What’s the bare bones code needed to pull this off?

Rick’s example shows something akin to

<cstm:MyControl runat='server'>     <myItems>         <cstm:myItem attr='something' />         <cstm:myItem attr='something' />     </myItems> </cstm:MyControl> 

I’d prefer the more terse syntax if possible.

Note: Feel free to suggest a better title or description. Even if you don’t have edit rights, I’m glad to edit the entry for the sake of the community.

Answer 1

Here’s a really simple example control that does exactly what you are looking for:

namespace TestControl {     [ParseChildren(true, DefaultProperty = 'Names')]     public class MyControl : Control     {         public MyControl()         {             this.Names = new List<PersonName>();         }          [PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerDefaultProperty)]         public List<PersonName> Names { get; set; }     }      public class PersonName     {         public string Name { get; set; }     } } 

And, here is an example usage:

<%@ Register Namespace='TestControl' TagPrefix='TestControl'  %>  <TestControl:MyControl runat='server' ID='MyControl1'>     <TestControl:PersonName Name='Chris'></TestControl:PersonName>     <TestControl:PersonName Name='John'></TestControl:PersonName> </TestControl:MyControl>