Static Content Block
A static content block displays one identified content block on a Web page. The following table explains how to complete the server control properties to insert a static content block on a Web page.
ContentBlock Server Control Properties
The following table explains the properties of the ContentBlock server control.
Note: The following table only lists Ektron-specific properties. It does not describe native .NET properties such as font, height, width and border style. For documentation of these properties, see Visual Studio help.
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Property |
Value |
Data Type |
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Authenticated |
Indicates if you are logged in to the CMS Explorer and can use it to browse to Content, Collections, etc. See Also: Using CMS Explorer to Browse Your Ektron CMS400.NET Site |
String |
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CacheInterval |
Sets the amount of time the server control’s data is cached. The default is 0 (zero). This is the amount of time, in seconds, a control’s data is cached. For example, if you want to cache the data for five minutes, set this property to 300 (three hundred). See Also: Caching with Server Controls. |
Double |
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DefaultContentID |
The ID of a content block that appears where you insert this server control. If you don’t know the ID number of the content block, use the CMS Explorer to browse to it. See Also: Using CMS Explorer to Browse Your Ektron CMS400.NET Site Note: If you identify a content block that displays an Office document which will be published as HTML, make sure the template sets <span> tags to display the content as a block. |
Long |
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DisplayXslt |
Ignore for a non-XML content block. |
String |
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DoInitFill |
By default, Fill occurs during the Page_Init event. Set to false if you want to postpone the fill-action until later. In this case, FIll is automatically called during the Page Render event. You might do this if you need to set or change a property on the control in codebehind and have it render with your changes shown. |
Boolean |
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DynamicParameter |
Select None - Use Default. This parameter is used for dynamic content blocks. |
String |
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Hide |
Used to hide a content block in design time and run time. True = Hide content block False = Show content block |
Boolean |
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Language |
Set a language for viewing content. This property shows results in design-time (in Visual Studio) and at run-time (in a browser). |
Integer |
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SuppressWrapperTags |
Suppresses the output of the span/div tags around the control. The default is False. True - Suppress wrap tags. False - Allow wrap tags. Warning! - If you want to let content authors edit this content using Ektron CMS400.NET’s Edit in Context feature, this must be set to false. |
Boolean |
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WrapTag |
Allows a developer to specify a server control’s tag. The default is Span. Span - The <span> tag is used to designate an in-line portion of an HTML document as a span element. Div - The <div> tag is used when you want to apply attributes to a block of code. Custom - Allows you to use a custom tag. |
String |
In the above example, the server control retrieves content block id=28 and displays it in the browser.
