ASP.NET AdRotator Control
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Definition and Usage
The AdRotator control is used to display a sequence of ad images.
This control uses an XML file to store the ad information. The XML file must begin and end with an <Advertisements> tag.
Inside the <Advertisements> tag there may be several <Ad> tags which
defines
each ad.
The predefined elements inside the <Ad> tag are listed below:
| Element |
Description |
| <ImageUrl> |
Optional. The path to the image file |
| <NavigateUrl> |
Optional. The URL to link to if the user clicks the ad |
| <AlternateText> |
Optional. An alternate text for the image |
| <Keyword> |
Optional. A category for the ad |
| <Impressions> |
Optional. The display rates in percent of the hits |
Properties
| Property |
Description |
.NET |
| AdvertisementFile |
The path to the XML file that contains ad
information |
1.0 |
| AlternateTextField |
A data field to use instead of the Alt text for an
advertisement |
2.0 |
| ImageUrlField |
A data field to use instead of the ImageURL attribute for
an advertisement |
2.0 |
| KeywordFilter |
A filter to limit ads after categories |
1.0 |
| NavigateUrlField |
A data field to use instead of the NavigateUrl attribute
for an advertisement |
2.0 |
| runat |
Specifies that the control is a server control. Must
be set to "server" |
1.0 |
| Target |
Where to open the URL |
1.0 |
Web Control Standard Properties
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AccessKey, Attributes, BackColor, BorderColor,
BorderStyle, BorderWidth, CssClass, Enabled, Font, EnableTheming,
ForeColor, Height, IsEnabled, SkinID, Style, TabIndex, ToolTip, Width |
For a full description, go to Web
Control Standard Attributes.
Control Standard Properties
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AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory, BindingContainer,
ClientID, Controls, EnableTheming, EnableViewState, ID, NamingContainer,
Page, Parent, Site, TemplateControl, TemplateSourceDirectory, UniqueID,
Visible |
For a full description, go to Control
Standard Attributes.
Examples
AdRotator
In this example we declare an AdRotator
control in an .aspx file. Then we create an event handler for the AdCreated event, in the .aspx file, to
override the value of the NavigateUrl element in the XML file.
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