AdRotator

The AdRotator component is meant to emulate the asp:AdRotator control in markup and is defined in the System.Web.UI.WebControls.AdRotator class

Blazor Features Supported

XML File-Based Advertisement

• AdvertisementFile - The path to an XML file that contains advertisement information.
• Target - The name of the browser window or frame that displays the contents of the Web page linked to when the AdRotator component is clicked.
• KeywordFilter - Filter advertisements by keyword.
• AlternateTextField - The field name in the data source that provides alternate text for the ad image (default: "AlternateText").
• ImageUrlField - The field name in the data source that provides the image URL (default: "ImageUrl").
• NavigateUrlField - The field name in the data source that provides the navigation URL (default: "NavigateUrl").

Data Binding

• DataSource - Bind to a collection of Advertisment objects programmatically. When using DataSource, you can provide a List<Advertisment> or other collection types.
• DataMember - Specifies the data table within a DataSet to bind to when using complex data sources.
• OnDataBound - Event fired after the data has been bound to the control.

Events

• OnAdCreated - Event fired when an advertisement is created, allowing you to modify ad properties before rendering.

Styling

• Standard Web Forms styling properties: BackColor, ForeColor, BorderColor, BorderStyle, BorderWidth, CssClass, Font, Height, Width.

Usage Examples

Using XML Advertisement File

<AdRotator AdvertisementFile="Ads.xml" Target="_blank" />

XML File Format (Ads.xml):

<Advertisements>
  <Ad>
    <ImageUrl>~/images/ad1.jpg</ImageUrl>
    <NavigateUrl>http://www.example1.com</NavigateUrl>
    <AlternateText>Visit Example 1</AlternateText>
    <Width>468</Width>
    <Height>60</Height>
    <Keyword>technology</Keyword>
    <Impressions>80</Impressions>
  </Ad>
  <Ad>
    <ImageUrl>~/images/ad2.jpg</ImageUrl>
    <NavigateUrl>http://www.example2.com</NavigateUrl>
    <AlternateText>Visit Example 2</AlternateText>
    <Width>468</Width>
    <Height>60</Height>
    <Keyword>sports</Keyword>
    <Impressions>20</Impressions>
  </Ad>
</Advertisements>

Using DataSource with List of Advertisements

@code {
    private List<Advertisment> _ads = new()
    {
        new Advertisment
        {
            ImageUrl = "/images/tech-ad.jpg",
            NavigateUrl = "http://www.techsite.com",
            AlternateText = "Visit Tech Site",
            Width = "468",
            Height = "60",
            Keyword = "technology"
        },
        new Advertisment
        {
            ImageUrl = "/images/sports-ad.jpg",
            NavigateUrl = "http://www.sportssite.com",
            AlternateText = "Visit Sports Site",
            Width = "468",
            Height = "60",
            Keyword = "sports"
        }
    };
}

<AdRotator DataSource="@_ads" Target="_blank" />

Using KeywordFilter

Filter advertisements by keyword:

<AdRotator AdvertisementFile="Ads.xml" KeywordFilter="technology" Target="_blank" />

Or with DataSource:

<AdRotator DataSource="@_ads" KeywordFilter="technology" Target="_blank" />

Handling OnAdCreated Event

Modify advertisement properties before rendering:

<AdRotator AdvertisementFile="Ads.xml" OnAdCreated="HandleAdCreated" />

@code {
    private void HandleAdCreated(AdCreatedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Modify the ad before it's rendered
        e.AlternateText = $"Special Offer: {e.AlternateText}";

        // Access all ad properties
        var imageUrl = e.ImageUrl;
        var navigateUrl = e.NavigateUrl;

        // Access additional properties via AdProperties dictionary
        var keyword = e.AdProperties["Keyword"];
    }
}

Handling OnDataBound Event

Execute code after data binding:

<AdRotator DataSource="@_ads" OnDataBound="HandleDataBound" />

@code {
    private void HandleDataBound(EventArgs e)
    {
        // Perform actions after data is bound
        Console.WriteLine("AdRotator data bound successfully");
    }
}

Using with Styling Properties

<AdRotator 
    AdvertisementFile="Ads.xml" 
    Target="_blank"
    CssClass="ad-banner"
    BorderWidth="1px"
    BorderColor="#cccccc"
    BorderStyle="Solid" />

Notes

• When both DataSource and AdvertisementFile are specified, DataSource takes priority.
• The AdRotator randomly selects an advertisement from the available pool each time it renders.
• The Impressions field in the XML affects the probability of an ad being shown (ads with higher impression values appear more frequently).
• Custom field names can be specified using AlternateTextField, ImageUrlField, and NavigateUrlField properties.

Web Forms Features NOT Supported

• DataSourceID - DataSource controls are not used in Blazor. Use the DataSource property instead to bind data programmatically.
• Lifecycle events like OnInit, OnLoad, OnPreRender, OnUnload - These are part of the Web Forms page lifecycle and don't apply to Blazor components.
• EnableTheming / SkinID - Blazor uses CSS for theming.
• EnableViewState - Blazor doesn't use ViewState.

Web Forms Declarative Syntax

<asp:AdRotator
    AccessKey="string"
    AdvertisementFile="uri"
    AlternateTextField="string"
    BackColor="color name|#dddddd"
    BorderColor="color name|#dddddd"
    BorderStyle="NotSet|None|Dotted|Dashed|Solid|Double|Groove|Ridge|
        Inset|Outset"
    BorderWidth="size"
    CssClass="string"
    DataMember="string"
    DataSource="string"
    DataSourceID="string"
    Enabled="True|False"
    EnableTheming="True|False"
    EnableViewState="True|False"
    ForeColor="color name|#dddddd"
    Height="size"
    ID="string"
    ImageUrlField="string"
    KeywordFilter="string"
    NavigateUrlField="string"
    OnAdCreated="AdCreated event handler"
    OnDataBinding="DataBinding event handler"
    OnDataBound="DataBound event handler"
    OnDisposed="Disposed event handler"
    OnInit="Init event handler"
    OnLoad="Load event handler"
    OnPreRender="PreRender event handler"
    OnUnload="Unload event handler"
    runat="server"
    SkinID="string"
    Style="string"
    TabIndex="integer"
    Target="string|_blank|_parent|_search|_self|_top"
    ToolTip="string"
    Visible="True|False"
    Width="size"
/>