Interview Questions on Master pages

Interview questions on Master Pages

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1. What is a Master Page?
ASP.NET master pages allow you to create a consistent layout for the pages in your application. A single master page defines the look and feel and standard behavior that you want for all of the pages (or a group of pages) in your application. You can then create individual content pages that contain the content you want to display. When users request the content pages, they merge with the master page to produce output that combines the layout of the master page with the content from the content page.
2. What is the file extension for a master page?
.master
3. How do you identify a master page?
The master page is identified by @Master directive, which replaces the @Page directive that is used for ordinary aspx page.
4. What is a content placeholder?
ContentPlaceHoder is a region where replaceable content will appear.
5. Can I add more than one content placeholder to a master page?
Yes, a master page can have more than one ContentPlaceHolder.
6. Can I write any script outside Content control of the content page?
No, if you write any script outside of Content tag in a content page, you will get a compilation error. Compilation Error: “Only Content controls are allowed directly in a content page that contains Content controls.”
7. What are the advantages of using Master pages?
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8. What are the different ways to attach content pages to a master page?
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9. Can I access controls of master page in content pages?
Yes, controls in master page are accessible to content pages.
10. At what stage of page processing, master page and content page are merged?
Master page and content page are merged during page initialization stage.
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