Difference between <asp:table> and <table>?

Guys What is a difference between both??

if I set <table runat=server> I can use it at server side also.

Is there开发者_运维知识库 any differnce between both??

Thanx

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<asp:Table> is a .Net object that has specific properties and capabilities that can be utilized through .Net scripting or code behind logic. <table> is an Html element that can be accessed through scripting and code behind logic, but it has no native .Net capabilities and can only be output as is.

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asp:table lives in the System.Web.UI.WebControls namespace - these are components that wrap around the different HTML controls and provide a familiar interface and usage to winforms developers (for a table, it will have a Columns attribute).

table lives in the System.Web.UI.HtmlControls namespace and is a direct analogue to the actual HTML controls and provides an interface more familiar to HTML developers (for a table, it will have a Cols attribute).

In terms of output, these pretty much behave the same way.

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• A <asp:Table> is an ASP.NET control
• A <table> is HTML.

Whenever you create an aspx, you're actually modify an XML document that has the representation of HTML - this can include both server side and client side tags.

Your typical web browser has no idea what a <asp:Table> is because it only understands HTML. Therefore the server (ASP.NET) converts all server side tags into its HTML representation. Therefore if you use your browser to view the source of a page that includes <asp:Table> you will only see <table> tags.

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The <asp:table> represents the declarative syntax for the System.Web.UI.WebControls.Table class which is a WebControl. Being a WebControl, it has a much more powerful programming interface and provides a more object like interface providing for a high level of control.

The <table> tag on the other hand when used with the runat="server" attribute represents the System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlTable class which is a HtmlControl. Being a HtmlControl, it is very basic and provides much lesser programmatic control over it's properties.

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HTML elements in ASP.NET files are treated as text, server controls are treated as objects. To make these HTML elements server side programmable you can add a runat="server" attribute to the HTML element. The main difference between HTML table and <asp:Table> is the way they can be nested, created, bound and controlled at runtime as an object rather than a string of text.

More information can be found here.