Which control to choose? WebControl or CompositeControl that is the question

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I'm looking forward to create some customs controls like AutoCompletes, TagClouds and others. To use in my projects as tools without need to worry every time that i need one of them.

i saw in This link

that i have 2 choices.

- WebControl

- CompositeControl

Those two, they can be reused in other applications.

i read some docs and i'm really in doubt, which should i choose ?

It largely depends on what kind of control you want to make. — System Down, Mar 24 '11 at 16:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '11 at 18:41

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It will depend on how you will implement these controls. If they will be composed of two or more controls (a textbox and a dropdownlist, two textboxes ... etc), then using a Composite Control would be easiest. However, if you are extending the functionality of just one control, or manually outputting the HTML, then use WebControl

answered Mar 24 '11 at 18:41

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so even when i'm going use one textbox and one image (Like a search that uses one magnifier) for example, i should use composite controls, am i right ? – Michel Ayres Mar 24 '11 at 19:10

Which control to choose? WebControl or CompositeControl that is the question

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