HtmlTable Constructor

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Initializes a new instance of the HtmlTable class.

public:
 HtmlTable();
public HtmlTable ();
Public Sub New ()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to programmatically create a new instance of an HtmlTable control and place it on the Web page.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server" >
  
  void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  {

    // Create an instance of an HtmlTable control.
    HtmlTable table = new HtmlTable();
    table.Border = 1;
    table.CellPadding = 3;

    // Populate the HtmlTable control by adding rows to it. 
    for (int rowcount = 0; rowcount < 5; rowcount++)
    {
      // Create a new HtmlTableRow control.
      HtmlTableRow row = new HtmlTableRow();

      // Add cells to the HtmlTableRow control.
      for (int cellcount = 0; cellcount < 4; cellcount++)
      {
        // Define a new HtmlTableCell control.
        HtmlTableCell cell;

        // Create table header cells for the first row.
        if (rowcount <= 0)
        {
          cell = new HtmlTableCell("th");
        }
        else
        {
          cell = new HtmlTableCell();
        }

        // Create the text for the cell.
        cell.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl(
          "row " + rowcount.ToString() + ", " +
          "column " + cellcount.ToString()));

        // Add the cell to the HtmlTableRow Cells collection. 
        row.Cells.Add(cell);

      }

      // Add the row to the HtmlTable Rows collection.
      table.Rows.Add(row);

    }

    // Add the control to the Controls collection of the 
    // PlaceHolder control.
    Place.Controls.Clear();
    Place.Controls.Add(table);

  }
  
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
   <title>HtmlTable Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
  
      <h3> HtmlTable Example </h3> 
  
      <asp:PlaceHolder id="Place" 
                       runat="server"/>
  
   </form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server" >
  
  Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

    ' Create an instance of an HtmlTable control.
    Dim table As HtmlTable = New HtmlTable()
    table.Border = 1
    table.CellPadding = 3

    ' Populate the HtmlTable control by adding rows to it.
    Dim rowcount As Integer
    Dim cellcount As Integer
          
    ' Create the rows of the table.
    For rowcount = 0 To 4

      ' Create a new HtmlTableRow control.
      Dim row As HtmlTableRow = New HtmlTableRow()
            
      ' Add cells to the HtmlTableRow control. 
      For cellcount = 0 To 3
          
        ' Define a new HtmlTableCell control.
        Dim cell As HtmlTableCell

        ' Create table header cells for the first row.
        If rowcount <= 0 Then
             
          cell = New HtmlTableCell("th")
           
        Else
               
          cell = New HtmlTableCell()
               
        End If

        ' Create the text for the cell.
        cell.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl( _
          "row " & rowcount.ToString() & ", " & _
          "column " & cellcount.ToString()))

        ' Add the cell to the HtmlTableRow Cells collection.
        row.Cells.Add(cell)
               
      Next cellcount

      ' Add the row to the HtmlTable Rows collection.
      table.Rows.Add(row)
          
    Next rowcount
 
    ' Add the control to the Controls collection of the 
    ' PlaceHolder control.
    Place.Controls.Clear()
    Place.Controls.Add(table)
         
  End Sub
  
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
   <title>HtmlTable Example</title>
</head>  
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
  
      <h3> HtmlTable Example </h3> 
  
      <asp:PlaceHolder id="Place" 
                       runat="server"/>
  
   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use this constructor to create and initialize a new instance of the HtmlTable class.

The following table shows the initial property value for an instance of HtmlTable.

Property Initial Value
TagName The "table" literal string.

Applies to

See also