The CatalogFeaturedItemControl displays a randomly selected Featured Item from the current Category and its children Categories.

Using this control you can configure the Photo, Photo Width, and how the price is shown.

An example of the CatalogFeaturedItemControl can be seen below:

By changing the values of the control's properties in the SitePages.config file for your Site, you can enable or disable certain behaviors, set certain defaults, alter aspects of the display or otherwise cusomtize your site's implementaion of the control.

The following describes properties pertaining to key functional areas of the control that can be configured to suit your needs.

By changing the value of the NumberOfItemsToDisplay property the inputted value will determine the number of items to display. Input a value to designate as the photo location by using the photoLocation property. To choose a photo to use input a corresponding value in the UsePhoto property. Change the PhotoWidth property to customize the width of the photo.

Properties Inherited from the Base ItemControl 

The properties contained in the ItemControl base class allow for options regarding the type of Item that is in context for the control.

The properties IgnoreWhenModel, IgnoreWhenSKU, and IgnoreWhenStockCode properties can be used to case the ItemControl to not process nor render when the appropriate Item type is valid for the Item.

Properties Inherited from the Base CyberStoreBaseControl

Properties specific to the CyberStoreBaseControl can be listed in the following categories:

• Override Properties
• Contextual Properties

Override Properties

When the IgnoreControl property is set to true, all processing of a control is skipped, and the control's Visible property is set to false ensuring that it is not rendered in the resulting CyberStore page.

Contextual Properties

Contextual properties define specific details about the current instance of the control based on context. Context can be set by any number of factors including the log in state of the Shopper, the Site being visited, or the properties that have been established for a control.

The AttributesBag property is used internal to control processing and is the collection of attributes, or properties, and their values based on how the control is configured. The attributes in this property are set by processing the SitePages.config file as well as any specific declared property values in any registered sub controls. It allows for the passing down of all properties to a control and any registered sub controls.

The ComConfig, UserData and Site_ID properties are read-only values made available to all CyberStore controls to aid in processing and establishing context about the Site and Shopper.

The table below lists and describes sub controls used by the default CatalogFeaturedItemControl.

The following is the markup for this control.

<@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="CatalogSimplePricingControl" Src="~/Control/CatalogSimplePricingControl.ascx" >
<@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="CatalogItemImageControl" Src="~/Control/CatalogItemImageControl.ascx" >
<@ Register TagPrefix="uc1" TagName="CatalogOnHandQuantityDisplayControl" Src="~/Control/CatalogOnHandQuantityDisplayControl.ascx" >
<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="CatalogFeaturedItemControl.ascx.cs"
    Inherits="Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls.CatalogFeaturedItemControl" %>
<div>
    <div class="CatalogFeaturedItemHeadlineHighlight" valign="middle">
        <asp:Label ID="Title" runat="server" EnableViewState="true" CssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemHeadline" />
    </div>
    <div class="span3">
        <div>
            <uc1:CatalogItemImageControl ID="Photo" runat="server" PictureNotFoundCssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemPictureNotFound"
                PhotoCssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemPicture" PhotoLocation='<%# UsePhoto %>' />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="span5" style="width: 37%;">
        <br />
        <asp:Label ID="HeadLine" runat="server" CssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemProductHeadline" />
        <asp:Label ID="SubHeadline" runat="server" CssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemProductSubHeadline" />
        <br />
        <div>
            <div>
                <div>
                    <asp:Label ID="Price" runat="server" CssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemPrice" />
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <asp:Label ID="Model" runat="server" CssClass="detailCatalogProductDetailStockCode " />
        <uc1:CatalogOnHandQuantityDisplayControl ID="OnHandQuantity" runat="server" OnHandDisplayCssClass="OnHandQuantityFeaturedItem" />
        <br />
        <asp:Label ID="Description" runat="server" CssClass="CatalogFeaturedItemLongDescription" />
        <span id="ItemSpecificationLink" runat="server"></span>
        <br clear="all" />
    </div>
    <div id="detailPricingControl">
        <uc1:CatalogSimplePricingControl ID="addToCartBtn" runat="server" />
    </div>
</div>

System.Object
   System.Web.UI.Control
      System.Web.UI.TemplateControl
         System.Web.UI.UserControl
            Dovetail.Ecommerce.ControlBases.CyberStoreBaseControl
               Dovetail.Ecommerce.ControlBases.ItemControl
                  Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls.CatalogFeaturedItemControl

Reference

CatalogFeaturedItemControl Members
Dovetail.Ecommerce.Controls Namespace