correct use of tag prefix and tag name?

asp.net user-controls tagname tagprefix
Kye picture Kye · Apr 26, 2010 · Viewed 11.1k times · Source

It looks like both TagPrefix and TagName are both required. I'm wondering what the correct usage of each element would be? The code I've got below doesn't look right, as I repeat the name of the control twice...

<%@ Register TagPrefix="ucCustomerSearch" TagName="ucCustomerSearch" Src="~/UserControls/IndividualSearch.ascx"%>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="ucCustomerList" TagName="ucCustomerSearch" Src="~/UserControls/CustomerList.ascx"%>

 <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderid="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server">

  <ucCustomerSearch:ucCustomerSearch Title="Search" runat="server" />

     <ucCustomerList:ucCustomerList Title="Customer List" runat="server" />

 </asp:Content>

Answer

Klaus Byskov Pedersen picture Klaus Byskov Pedersen · Apr 26, 2010

Think of TagPrefix like a namespace. You should use the same for both your controls, and it could be something like my or the name of your project or whatever you like really. But it shouldn't be the same as any of your controls.

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