ASP.NET AdRotator Control
Definition and Usage
The AdRotator control is used to display a sequence of images.
This control uses an XML file to store ad information. The XML file starts and ends with <Advertisements>. Within the <Advertisements> tag, there should be several <Ad> tags defining each ad.
Predefined elements in the <Ad> tag are listed below:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| <ImageUrl> | Optional. Path to the image file. |
| <NavigateUrl> | Optional. URL linked when the user clicks on the ad. |
| <AlternateText> | Optional. Optional text for the image. |
| <Keyword> | Optional. Category of the ad. |
| <Impressions> | Optional. Display probability. |
Property
| Property | Description | .NET |
|---|---|---|
| AdvertisementFile | Path to the XML file containing ad information. | 1.0 |
| AlternateTextField | Data field used instead of the Alt text of the advertisement. | 2.0 |
| ImageUrlField | Data field used instead of the ImageURL attribute of the advertisement. | 2.0 |
| KeywordFilter | Filter advertisements based on categories. | 1.0 |
| NavigateUrlField | Data field to use instead of the NavigateUrl attribute for the advertisement. | 2.0 |
| runat | Specifies that this control is a server control. It must be set to "server". | 1.0 |
| Target | Where to open the URL. | 1.0 |
Web Control Standard Attributes
AccessKey, Attributes, BackColor, BorderColor, BorderStyle, BorderWidth CssClass, Enabled, Font, EnableTheming, ForeColor, Height, IsEnabled SkinID, Style, TabIndex, ToolTip, Width
For a complete description, please visit Web Control Standard Attributes.
Control Standard Attributes
AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory, BindingContainer, ClientID, Controls EnableTheming, EnableViewState, ID, NamingContainer, Page, Parent, Site TemplateControl, TemplateSourceDirectory, UniqueID, Visible
For a complete description, please visitControl Standard Attributes.
Example
- AdRotator
- In this example, we declare an AdRotator control in the .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.
