Web Server Controls
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 |
| Property | Description | .NET |
|---|---|---|
| AdvertisementFile | Specifies the path to the XML file that contains ad information | 1.0 |
| AlternateTextField | Specifies a data field to be used instead of the Alt text for an ad | 2.0 |
| ImageUrlField | Specifies a data field to be used instead of the ImageURL attribute for an ad | 2.0 |
| KeywordFilter | Specifies a filter to limit ads after categories | 1.0 |
| NavigateUrlField | Specifies a data field to be used instead of the NavigateUrl attribute for an ad | 2.0 |
| runat | Specifies that the control is a server control. Must be set to "server" | 1.0 |
| Target | Specifies where to open the URL | 1.0 |
For a full description, go to Web Control Standard Attributes.
For a full description, go to Control Standard Attributes.
AdRotator
Declare an AdRotator control. 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.
Web Server Controls
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