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Convert ASP.NET PlaceHolder to HTML tag with attributes

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## Markup ##
_Using square [ ] brackets for compatibility with Snipplr comment form_

[asp:PlaceHolder ID="StuffHolder" runat="server" ]
<p>Some stuff in here</p>
[/asp:PlaceHolder]

## Code Behind ##

HtmlAttr[] attributes = {
new HtmlAttr("id","stuff"),
new HtmlAttr("class","container")
};
PlaceHolderToTag(StuffHolder, "div", attributes);

## Result ##

[div id="stuff" class="container"]
<p>Some stuff in here</p>
[/div]

### Notes:

Useful with the "Visible" property on the placeholder, and facilites
programmically setting IDs on DIVs (can set id based on some item name)

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  1. public static void PlaceHolderToTag(PlaceHolder holder, string tag, HtmlAttr[] attributes) {
  2.  
  3. 		if (!holder.Visible) { return; }
  4.  
  5. 		//Init new control to use as tag
  6. 		HtmlControl newControl = new HtmlGenericControl(tag);
  7.  
  8. 		//Add attributes
  9. 		foreach (HtmlAttr attr in attributes) {
  10. 			newControl.Attributes.Add(attr.Key, attr.Value);
  11. 		}
  12.  
  13. 		//Add all the place holder's controls
  14. 		foreach (Control ctrl in holder.Controls) {
  15. 			newControl.Controls.Add(ctrl);
  16. 		}
  17.  
  18. 		holder.Parent.Controls.Add(newControl);
  19. 		holder.Controls.Clear();
  20. }

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