understanding asp.net master page:-
characteristics of the asp.net master page:-
- master page is not homepage.
- extension of the master page is .master
- it has code-behind file.
- it cannot run directly.
- it can be nested
- it allows centralizing the common functionality of the pages so that we can make updates at one place only.
- the website can contain many websites.
—> you can create multiple master pages to define different layouts for parts of your site and a different set of content pages for each master pages.
- you can use controls on the master page to create a menu that applies to all pages.
- a master page has 2 parts:
- content that appears on each page that inherits the master page.
- regions that can be customized by the pages inheriting the master pages.
- a master page needs to specify both the parts common to all pages and the parts that are customized.
- you inherit the items and add to the master page and it will appear on all pages.
- use contentplaceholder controls to specify a region that can be customized.
- the master page contains at least one contentplaceholder.
- runtime we can change the master page.
how to create the master page?

creating master page

master page
code:-
<%@ Master Language="VB" CodeFile="MasterPage.master.vb" Inherits="MasterPage" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head runat="server"> <title></title> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="head" runat="server"> </asp:ContentPlaceHolder> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server"> </asp:ContentPlaceHolder> </div> </form> </body> </html>
—> master page have,
we will see these 4 points in next article in details.
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