Can you build ASP.net User controls as assemblies?

Question

Is there some setting in VS2K8 or some command line utility that can compile my user controls as .net assemblies? Is it even possible?

Answer 1

Yes, use Web Deployment projects. It compiles a Web site project as a DLL.

Plug-in download: http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?FamilyID=0aa30ae8-c73b-4bdd-bb1b-fe697256c459&displaylang=en

How-to video: http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/video-418.aspx

General info: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/28/vs-2008-web-deployment-project-support-released.aspxW

Answer 2

There is no settings provided by default to support this. But there is a hack and is explained here ASP.NET: Reusing Web User Controls and Forms

Answer 3

If you are referring to pure C# classes that subclass System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl, just create a class library project and add a reference to the project in your website.