Difference between <asp:table> and <table>?

Question

Guys What is a difference between both??

if I set <table runat=server> I can use it at server side also.

Is there any differnce between both??

Thanx

Answer 1

<asp:Table> is a .Net object that has specific properties and capabilities that can be utilized through .Net scripting or code behind logic. <table> is an Html element that can be accessed through scripting and code behind logic, but it has no native .Net capabilities and can only be output as is.

Answer 2

asp:table lives in the System.Web.UI.WebControls namespace - these are components that wrap around the different HTML controls and provide a familiar interface and usage to winforms developers (for a table, it will have a Columns attribute).

table lives in the System.Web.UI.HtmlControls namespace and is a direct analogue to the actual HTML controls and provides an interface more familiar to HTML developers (for a table, it will have a Cols attribute).

In terms of output, these pretty much behave the same way.