Object Tag Syntax: <object runat="server" />

Object tags enable page developers to declare and create instances of variables using a declarative, tag-based syntax. The following example demonstrates how the object tag can be used to create an instance of an ArrayList class.

The object will be created automatically at run time and can then be accessed through the ID "items".

language="C#" runat=server       Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) {         ArrayItems.Add("One");         ArrayItems.Add("Two");         ArrayItems.Add("Three");         MyList.DataSource = ArrayItems;         MyList.DataBind();      }             id="ArrayItems" class="System.Collections.ArrayList" runat=server                           Here is a value: #