How to add user control to Sharepoint master page.

How to add user control to Sharepoint master page.

we can add user control using two ways

a] Register user control into master page

b] using module

Consider-

Project Name: MasterPageControl

master page:  v4.master

User control: RestrictPasteUrlb.ascx

Firstly add user control in your project.

   right click on project -> Add new item->select User Control

    (write your code in that)

using a first way i.e. Register user control into master page

1] Register user control in master page.

<%@ Register  TagPrefix="myControl"  TagName="CurrentPageControl"

Src="~/_controltemplates/MasterPageControl/ RestrictPasteUrlb.ascx"  %>

Src : is a path where user control is placed. i.e  in Template folder -> controltemplates  -> Folder of project name in our case (MasterPageControl)

2] Then you can add control to master page.

<mycontrol:CurrentPageControl Id="myControl" runat="server"/>

3] Delopy

using second way i.e Using Module.

1] Add module into project

right click on project -> Add new item->select Module.

2]Open Element.xml

(Here we will register our user control using module)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

  <Module Name="Module">

    <File Path="Module\Sample.txt" Url="Module/Sample.txt" />

  </Module>

      <Control ControlSrc="~/_controltemplates/ MasterPageControl /RestrictPasteUrl.ascx" Id="AdditionalPageHead" />

</Elements>

ControlSrc : It's a path where user control is placed. i.e  in Template folder -> controltemplates  -> Folder of  project name in our case (MasterPageControl)

Id : It's a control id of sharepoint delegate control where we are going to add our user control  on master page (v4.master).

3] Delopy

I would preferred second way (using module ).