Control Naming Conventions for ASP.NET

These control naming conventions may help provide some organization. Visual Studio sets Name properties to defaults for controls, like Label2. Using these conventions it would be something like lblName.

ASP.NET Control Naming Conventions

ASP.NET Control Naming Conventions are prefixed to the name, such as, lblName or rptEmployee.

Control Naming Conventions List

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Naming Convention  -  Control               btn  -  Button               cb   -  CheckBox               cbl  -  CheckBoxList               ddl  -  DropDownList               dtv  -  DetailsView               fmv  -  FormView               grdv -  GridView               hl   -  Hyperlink               img  -  Image               ib   -  ImageButton               lbl  -  Label               lbtn -  LinkButton               lb   -  ListBox               lit  -  Literal               mnu  -  Menu               pnl  -  Panel               ph   -  PlaceHolder               rb   -  RadioButton               rbl  -  RadioButtonList               rpt  -  Repeater               sql  -  SqlDataSource               txt  -  Textbox

If I’ve left a naming convention out please feel free to comment. I will update the Naming Convention List later. Additionally, comment if you use something different.