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frenchie
frenchie

Reputation: 51937

Setting the value of a button with a literal

On my page, there's an HTML button and I want to set its value in C# using a literal; something like this:

<input type="button" value="<asp:literal runat="server" ID="Dico" />" />

This doesn't work because the quotes clash in the aspx markup.

How can I set the value of a button with a literal?

Note: for now, I just have the literal that writes the entire HTML markup of the button, like this:

Dico.Text = "<input type=\"button\" value=\"" + SomeValue + "\" />";

This works because the literal creates the button and sets its value at the same time. But what I want is to use the literal just for the value of the button.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1323

Answers (2)

captainsac
captainsac

Reputation: 2490

You need to use single quotes for Value

<input type="button" value='<asp:literal runat="server" ID="Dico" />' />

If you still want to use Value in Double quotes you must use runat and ID of literal in single quotes

<input type="button" value="<asp:literal runat='server' ID='Dico' />" />

Upvotes: 1

Andrei
Andrei

Reputation: 56688

First of all, kudos for using Literal control!

Quotation problem is easy to fix, as you can use single quotes for html tag attributes:

<input type="button" value='<asp:literal runat="server" ID="Dico" />' />

However you can just as easy turn the input into server-side control by simply adding runat="server" and manipulate its properties ad attributes directly in code behind.

Upvotes: 1

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