System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace

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Allows programmatic access to the HTML <a> element on the server.

HtmlAnchor Class Members

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Constructors Visibility Constructor Parameters public HtmlAnchor ( )   Properties Visibility Name Value Type Accessibility public CausesValidation Boolean [ Get , Set ] public HRef String [ Get , Set ] public Name String [ Get , Set ] public Target String [ Get , Set ] public Title String [ Get , Set ] public ValidationGroup String [ Get , Set ]   Methods Visibility Name Parameters Return Type protected OnServerClick ( EventArgs e ) Void protected RaisePostBackEvent ( String eventArgument ) Void protected RenderAttributes ( HtmlTextWriter writer ) Void   Events Multicast Name Type multicast ServerClick EventHandler

There are two ways to use the HtmlAnchor class. The first is for navigation, and the second is for responding to postback events.

For navigation, the <a> element requires either the:

• HRef property when used as a hypertext link, to define the destination URI of the page to link to.
• Name property when used as an anchor, to identify a named location within a document.

Both text and images can be included within the <a> element used as a hyperlink.

When used for postback events, a method must be defined for the ServerClick event to programmatically handle the user's click on a link.

For examples illustrating use of this control, see the individual member types of this class. For syntax information, see HtmlAnchor in ASP.NET Syntax for HTML Controls.

Hyperlink   HtmlContainerControl

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