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Adam Douglass
Adam Douglass

Reputation: 355

Using ajaxToolkit CalendarExtender on an asp:label

I'd like to use an ajaxToolkit:CalendarExtender on an asp:Label. When I attach a CalendarExtender to the label, I get the error:

Extender controls of type 'AjaxControlToolkit.CalendarExtender' cannot extend controls of type 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label'.

I'm hoping someone knows a quick trick to allow me to display a date in a label and allow that label to be clicked to trigger/open a CalendarExtender which might target a hidden asp:TextBox... if that's possible.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6271

Answers (3)

Frans
Frans

Reputation: 9

How about using a textbox and then disable it

Upvotes: 0

Russ Cam
Russ Cam

Reputation: 125488

As the error states, the Calendar extender is constrained to extend only textbox controls by default.

Looking at the ASP.NET AJAX Control toolkit page for the Calendar extender, you should be able to use the PopupButtonID to enable the label to trigger the calendar popup (you'll need to add in the unhiding of the textbox too).

Upvotes: 1

MaLKaV_eS
MaLKaV_eS

Reputation: 1325

If you have the source code of AjaxControlToolkit you can edit CalendarExtender.cs and then change

[TargetControlType(typeof(TextBox))]

and put Label (or Control if you want to have only one calendar extender) . Don't know how that will afect general behaviour of the Extender.

Upvotes: 0

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