ContentPlaceHolder

in namespace DotVVM.Framework.Controls

Represents a placeholder in the master page that contains the Content from the content page.

Usage & Scenarios

Represents a placeholder in the master page that contains the Content from the content page.

See Master Pages tutorial for more information.

Sample 1 : Example on Master Page

The ContentPlaceHolder has the ID property which identifies the corresponding Content in the content page.

You can specify a default content for a ContentPlaceHolder. This default content is used when there is no Content with the corresponding ID in the content page. If the Content is present in the content page, it is rendered instead of the the default content.

@viewModel object

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title></title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <h1>My Awesome App</h1>
	  
    <dot:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Menu">
      <!-- This default content can be overridden in the content page. -->
	  <menu>
		<li><a href="#">Page 1</a></li>
		<li><a href="#">Page 2</a></li>
		<li><a href="#">Page 3</a></li>
		<li><a href="#">Page 4</a></li>
		<li><a href="#">Page 5</a></li>
	  </menu>
    </dot:ContentPlaceHolder>

    <dot:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Content">
      <!-- Content from page.dothtml with id Main will be placed here. -->
    </dot:ContentPlaceHolder>

  </body>
</html>

@viewModel DotvvmWeb.Views.Docs.Controls.builtin.Content.sample2.ViewModel, DotvvmWeb
@masterPage master.dotmaster

<dot:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="Content">
	<h3>Welcome! {{value: WelcomeMessage}}</h3>
	<p>Content of the page</p>
</dot:Content>

<dot:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="Menu">
	<!-- This overrides the default content from the master page. -->
	There is no menu available on this page.
</dot:Content>

using DotVVM.Framework.ViewModel;

namespace DotvvmWeb.Views.Docs.Controls.builtin.ContentPlaceHolder.sample2
{
    public class ViewModel : DotvvmViewModelBase
    {
        public string WelcomeMessage { get; set; } = "DotVVM ContentPlaceHolder sample.";
    }
}

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Properties

Name	Type	Description	Notes	Default Value
ClientIDMode	ClientIDMode	Gets or sets the client ID generation algorithm.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	Static
DataContext	Object	Gets or sets a data context for the control and its children. All value and command bindings are evaluated in context of this value. The DataContext is null in client-side templates.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	null
ID	String	Gets or sets the control client ID within its naming container.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	null
IncludeInPage	Boolean	Gets or sets whether the control is included in the DOM of the page.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	True
InnerText	String	Gets or sets the inner text of the HTML element. Note that this property can only be used on HtmlGenericControl directly and when the control does not have any children.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	null
RenderWrapperTag	Boolean	Gets or sets whether the control should render a wrapper element.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	False
Visible	Boolean	Gets or sets whether the control is visible. When set to false, `style="display: none"` will be added to this control.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	True
WrapperTagName	String	Gets or sets the name of the tag that wraps the Repeater.	attribute inner element static value bindable default	div

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ContentPlaceHolder

Usage & Scenarios

Sample 1 : Example on Master Page

Properties

HTML produced by the control

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