AdRotator control displays an image and updates both Image and target URL each time the page refreshes. When user clicks on the image, he/she is redirected to the target URL.
Its properties like BackColor, ForeColor, BorderColor, BorderStyle, BorderWidth, Height etc.
are implemented through style properites of <img>.
Generally, AdRotator control is used to show the advertisement banner on the page. The source of advertisements banners are written in a XML file in a certain format.
Following are some important properties that are very useful.
| AdvertisementFile |
Location of the XML file that contains the image, target URL, and other details.
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| ImageUrl |
Url of image location.
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| AlternetText |
Appears if image not loaded properly
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| NavigateUrl |
The target link that will open when user clicks the image.
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| Impression |
A number that sets how often an advertisement banner will appear. This number is relative to numbers specified for other ads. eg. a banner with impression 60 will be shown twice as the banner with 30.
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| KeywordFilter |
Gets or sets a keyword to filter for a specific type of advertisements.
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DEMO : AdRotator
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Show Source Code
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// AdRotator contrl
<asp:AdRotator ID="AdRotator2" runat="Server" AdvertisementFile="~/tutorials/controls/controldata/adRotator.xml"
ImageUrlField="ImageUrl" NavigateUrlField="NavigateUrl" AlternateTextField="AlternateText"
BorderWidth="1" BorderColor="blue" />
// Advertisement File
<Advertisements>
<Ad>
<ImageUrl>~/images/samples/DotNetLogo.gif</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>~/tutorials/controls/listbox.aspx</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>Go to ListBox tutorials</AlternateText>
<Impression>30</Impression>
</Ad>
<Ad>
<ImageUrl>~/images/samples/NewAdvance.gif</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>~/tutorials/controls/button.aspx</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>Go to Button tutorials</AlternateText>
<Impression>15</Impression>
</Ad>
<Ad>
<ImageUrl>~/images/samples/DotNetFunda3.gif</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>~/tutorials/controls/label.aspx</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>Go to Label tutorials</AlternateText>
<Impression>15</Impression>
</Ad>
<Ad>
<ImageUrl>~/images/samples/DotNetFunda2.gif</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>~/tutorials/controls/calendar.aspx</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>Go to Calendar control tutorials</AlternateText>
<Impression>40</Impression>
</Ad>
</Advertisements>
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