> Hi,
>
> Myself and a colleague are attempting to mimic the custom template
> functionality of the ASP.Net 2 Login control. Essentially, we would like to
> have the ability within our CompositeControl/CompositeControlDesigner to
> have and Action or Verb in the control's smart tag titled 'Convert to
> Template' which actually converts the whole control, including it's child
> controls to templated mode.
>
> Do this in the Login control, and you'll see the source change to include a
> tag with inner html made up of a layout table, and child textbox/button
> controls (along with labels and validators. You can then edit the html as
> you see fit (eg. convert to div tag layout), but if you remove or rename the
> key child controls you'll get a runtime error where the LoginControl is
> attempting a FindControl.
>
> Ideally, we would like an example to achieve this, say with a textbox and a
> button - can anyone help?
>
> We have been searching for a solution that matches this, but a full trawl of
> the net only reveals solutions which are close but not exactly the full
> convert-to-template functionality of the login control. For example
> http://forums.asp.net/thread/1109037.aspx - to me, this solution does not
> match our needs, it is more of a way of enabling templates within your
> control that the developer can add to.
>
> I've posted this question to these key custom control guys: Nikhil Kothari,
> Andy Smith and Mickey Williams. Does anyone know anyone else I should ask?
>
> Cheers,
> Andy