I want to create an array of user-defined web controls, based on a collection of items (populated through a database, but how the list is collected shouldn't be an issue). I want to have a table with rows, where each row contains a control whose properties are customized based on the collection. Something like this table: ------------------------------ * [Control based on 1st row] * *----------------------------* * [Control based on 2nd row] * *----------------------------* * [Control based on 3rd row] * ------------------------------ The code would probably look something like this: For each Item in ArrayOfItems 'define a new row in the table 'define a new instance of the control 'set control properties based on Item Next So how can I achieve this in ASP.NET 2.0? (preferably in VB, but C# works fine too) How can I program the page to show a run-time created table and customize elements in that table at run-time? PS: I use Visual Web Developer 2005

I would put a Placeholder control on the page where you want the table to appear. Then I would override the OnInit() method and build a string that contains the code of the table (HTML as well as the ASP.Net tags). You would then parse the string and build the controls dynamically, before the page loads, and add them as children of the Placeholder: