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I'm currently attempting to create a tabbed interface in a web application, and based on my search, there aren't any 'built in' tab controls in ASP.NET. There are some in the ASP.NET AJAX downloadable toolkit, as well as a wealth of 'pay for use' third party Tab Controls.

My question is: What Tab control have you used for ASP.NET applications, and why do you use it?

+4  A: 

You can use MultiView/Views and your own navigation to get tabs in ASP.NET.

Lou Franco
This is essentially the right answer. You can place the navigation just above the multiview, and based on the click, switch views. Of course, it's server side, but I think you can put it in an UpdatePanel and get it to be AJAX-y.
John Rudy
Yes -- I've used it in an UpdatePanel -- works great.
Lou Franco
+2  A: 

I've used the AJAX TabControl in the past and I like it. It's pretty straight forward. It's easy enough to get to the active tab and its content.

Kon
+2  A: 

I have used the Rad TabStrip control by Telerik and it is one of the best to work with in my opinion.

Mitchel Sellers
+1  A: 

We use multiviews most of the time, or, in some cases, we build our own tab controls out of a combination of link buttons and overlapping panels and swap their visibilities based on what link button has been pressed (this may seem primative, but it works well).

Kyle
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does any one have a tab control with ascx and cs code behind. I would like to just drag and drop into a page that inherits master page. [email protected]

please send teh codez?
George Stocker