PhoneCall Control

Definition and Usage

The PhoneCall control is used to specify a phone number to call.

For devices that can make a phone call, this control is displayed as an element that when selected, it makes a phone call. On other devices, the phone number is displayed as text or as a hyperlink.

Properties

Property	Value	Description
Alignment	left center right	Optional. How to align the control
AlternateFormat	text	Optional. The formatting string for the text value of the PhoneNumber property. If you use the value "{0}" it will display the text from the "Text" property. If you use the value "{1}" it will display the text from the "PhoneNumber" attribute. If you use the value "{0} is {1}" it will display the text from the Text property first, an "is", and then the text from the PhoneNumber property. Default value is {0} {1}. Note: This property is used only with devices that are unable to make a phone call!
AlternateURL	URL	Optional. If you specify a URL in this property, the value in the AlternateFormat property will be displayed as a hyperlink. If you click on the hyperlink, the control browses to the specified URL. Note: This property is used only with devices that are unable to make a phone call!
BackColor	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Optional. A background color for the control
ForeColor	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Optional. A foreground color for the control
Font-Bold	false true	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the control should be bold
Font-Italic	false true	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the control should be italic
Font-Name	fontname	Optional. Specifies the font name of the text in the control
Font-Size	normal small large	Optional. Specifies the font size of the text in the control
id	unique_name	Optional. A unique id for the control
PhoneNumber	phone_number	Optional. Specifies a phone number
runat	"server"	Required. Specifies that the control is a server control
SoftKeylabel	softkeylabel	Optional.
StyleReference	name_of_style_element	Optional. Specifies a reference to a style to be applied to the control
Text	text	Optional. Specifies the text to be displayed for devices that are able to make phone calls. Default value is Phone Number
Wrapping	wrap nowrap	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the control should wrap

Example 1

The following example contains one form in an .aspx file. The first form contains a PhoneCall control that will display the text "Tove's number" and dial the number (555) 555-5555 when the user selects the text:

<%@ Page
Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage"%>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="Mobile"
Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls"
Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<Mobile:Form runat="server">
  <Mobile:PhoneCall runat="server"
  PhoneNumber="(555) 555-5555"
  Text="Tove's number"
  AlternateFormat="{0}" />
</Mobile:Form>

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