Ektron CMS400.NET Developer Reference Manual

Introduction to Ektron CMS400.NET Server Controls
This example displays the quick link for every content block in the
collection, formatted as a bulleted list. You can use similar code to
display a List Summary or search results. The following explains
the new (red) code above.
• label1.Text = "" displays the opening tag for the bulleted
list
• For Each ekitem In myColl.EkItems creates a loop for all content
blocks in the collection
• label1.Text &= "" &
ekitem.Title & "" for each content block in the
collection, displays its quicklink and title
• Next loops through all content blocks in the collection
• label1.Text &= "" closes the bulleted list
Server Control Properties in Code Behind
Every server control has properties associated with it that you can
only access programmatically. This subsection explains, what they
are, how to access them, and how to use them.
• ”Displaying Properties for a Control” on page 38
• ”Mutual Server Control Properties in Code Behind” on page 39
• ”Accessing Additional Properties” on page 41
• ”Accessing Items in an Array” on page 47
• ”Referencing the Page Property” on page 47
Displaying Properties for a Control
You can use Visual Studio .NET’s intellisense feature to display a
control’s properties. The intellisense box appears as soon as you
insert the period (.) after the object, as illustrated below.
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