Introduction
Here is Part 2
If we are building a large website, we might need to create multiple levels of
Master Pages. For example, we might want to create a single site-wide Master
Page that applies to all the content pages in our website. In addition, we might
need to create multiple section-wide Master Pages that apply to only the pages
contained in a particular section. Remember, we cannot work with nested Master
Pages in Visual Web Developer or Visual Studio 2005 or earlier while in Design
view. If we need to nest Master Pages, then we need to stick to Source view. We
can nest Master Pages as many levels deep as we need to.
For example the code given below contains a Master Page named Site_Main.master,
which displays a logo image and contains a single content area. It also contains
site-wide navigation links.
<%@ Master Language="VB" CodeFile="Site_Main.master.vb" Inherits="MasterPage" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD
XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<style type="text/css">
html
{
background-color:Silver;
font:14px Georgia,Serif;
}
.content
{
width:700px;
margin:auto;
border-style:solid;
background-color:white;
padding:10px;
}
.tabstrip
{
padding:3px;
border-top:solid 1px black;
border-bottom:solid 1px black;
}
.tabstrip a
{
font:14px Arial;
color:Fuchsia;
text-decoration:none;
}
.column
{
float:left;
padding:10px;
border-right:solid 1px black;
}
.rightColumn
{
float:left;
padding:10px;
}
.footer
{
background-color:Lime;
border:3px dotted red;
text-align:center;
}
.clear
{
clear:both;
}
</style>
<title>Website
Main Master Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div class="content">
<asp:Image
id="imgLogo"
ImageUrl="~/adds/CSSiteLogo.gif"
AlternateText="Logo"
Runat="server" />
<div class="tabstrip">
<asp:HyperLink
id="lnkProducts"
Text="HOME"
NavigateUrl="~/Column1_Con_Home.aspx"
Runat="server" />
|
<asp:HyperLink
id="lnkServices"
Text="FORUM"
NavigateUrl="~/Column2_Con_About.aspx"
Runat="server" />
</div>
<asp:contentplaceholder id="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">
</asp:contentplaceholder>
<br class="clear" />
<br />
<br />
<div class="footer">
Copyright © 2010
by CompanyName
</div>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
There are two Master Pages Column1.master and Column2.master given below which
are nested Master Pages. Both Master Pages include a MasterPageFile attribute
that points to the Site.master Master Page.
Column1.Master
<%@ Master Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Site_Main.master" AutoEventWireup="false"CodeFile="Column1.master.vb" Inherits="Column1" %>
<asp:Content
id="Content1"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="server">
<div class="column">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
id="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="server" />
</div>
<div class="column">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
id="ContentPlaceHolder2"
Runat="server" />
</div>
<div class="rightColumn">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
id="ContentPlaceHolder3"
Runat="server" />
</div>
</asp:Content>
Column2.Master
<%@ Master Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Site_Main.master" AutoEventWireup="false"CodeFile="Column2.master.vb" Inherits="Column2" %>
<asp:Content
id="Content1"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="server">
<div class="column">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
id="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="server" />
</div>
<div class="rightColumn">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder
id="ContentPlaceHolder2"
Runat="server" />
</div>
</asp:Content>
The Master Pages given above create three-column and two-column pages layouts.
The Column1_Con_Home.aspx page given below uses the Column1.master Master Page.
When we request a HOME page, the contents of Site_Main.master, Column1.master
and Column1_Con_Home.aspx are combined to generate the rendered output.
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Column1_Con_Home.aspx Page
<%@ Page Title="" Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Column1.master" AutoEventWireup="false"CodeFile="Column1_Con_Home.aspx.vb" Inherits="Column1_Con_Home" %>
<asp:Content
ID="Content1"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="Server">
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</asp:Content>
<asp:Content
ID="Content2"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder2"
Runat="Server">
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<br />
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</asp:Content>
<asp:Content
ID="Content3"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder3"
Runat="Server">
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<br />
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</asp:Content>
Column2_Con_About.aspx Page
<%@ Page Title="" Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Column2.master" AutoEventWireup="false"CodeFile="Column2_Con_About.aspx.vb" Inherits="Column2_Con_About" %>
<asp:Content
ID="Content1"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="Server">
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</asp:Content>
<asp:Content
ID="Content2"
ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder2"
Runat="Server">
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</asp:Content>
Note: Continued
in the Next Part.
HAVE A GREAT CODING!