TabControl is a flexible component for building tabbed interfaces in ASP.NET applications. The control features integrated server-side & client side API; optimized page output; automatic selection of the current tab; support for ASP.NET postbacks, server-side & client side events, form validation, supports .NET 2.0 Themes.

 

We recommend to use the TabStrip control. The control is more new and has more rich fuctionality than the TabControl.

 

Features:

• XHTML 1.1 compliance
• Complete ASP.NET AJAX  support
• Section 508 compliance
• This component works with Internet Explorer, Opera and FireFox.
• Full Visual Studio design-time support
• Appearance customization
• Tab design setting
• Text and (or) a graphics tabs, vertical and horizontal tab text orientation
• Top, bottom, left and right  Tabs control orientation (it's defined in TabOrientation property)
• Each tab represents a separate page which can be displayed in IFrame or div Panel. See "Tab content" for more info. 
• Client-side API functions and events

 

Also TabControl can contain several rows. You can define number of rows using TabRowNumber property..

 

Keyboard navigation

A critical requirement for software accessibility is keyboard support as a complete alternative to pointing devices (mouse, etc.). For keyboard navigation you can use next keys:

 

Keyboard key	Action
Left, Up	Move to the previous tab
Right, Down	Move to the next tab
Enter	Select tab

Client-side API: TabControl client-side API

Controls: Tab Orientation | Tab content

 

 

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