How to differentiate between an HTML server control and a Web server control?

How to differentiate between an HTML server control and a Web server control?

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The following are the differences between an HTML server control and a Web server control:

1. Open the existing Web page named MyWebForm1.aspx in Visual Studio 2005. For a Web server control, click the Design tab on the bottom of MyWebForm1.aspx, as shown below:
   
   



2. Click the Standard tab in the Toolbox tool, as shown below:
   
   



3. Drag and drop a Web server control on the Web page. For example, drag the Button control to the design view and place it anywhere on the Web page. A symbol appears on the upper-left corner of the Button control, as shown below:
   
   



4. Click on the Source tab of the Web page. The following is the syntax of the Button Web server control in the source view:
   
   <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button1" />
   
   An illustrative image is shown below:
   
   



5. Similarly, for an HTML server control, click the HTML tab in the Toolbox tool, as shown below:
   
   



6. Drag and drop the Input (button) control to the design view and place it anywhere on the Web page. Right-click the Button control and check the Run As Server Control drop-down menu option. A symbol appears on the upper-left corner of the Button control. This indicates that it is an HTML server control. An illustrative image is shown below:
   
   



7. Click on the Source tab of the Web page. The following is the syntax of the Button HTML server control in the source view:
   
   <input id="Button1" runat="server" type="button" />
   
   An illustrative image is shown below:
   
   

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