Find An HTML Control

[OldButStillLearning]

How do you find an HTML control that is placed on an HTML page? I presume
that you have to add the runat="server" to the HTML element..but then how do
you find that element?

 

[Leon Mayne]

How do you find an HTML control that is placed on an HTML page? I presume
that you have to add the runat="server" to the HTML element..but then how
do
you find that element?

If you add runat="server" then you can access it using its Id:

Default.aspx:

<table runat="server" ID="tblMyTable">
<tr>
<td>Hello!</td>
</tr>
</table>

Default.aspx.vb:

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
tblMyTable.Border = 1
End Sub

 

[Scott Roberts]

Give it an ID="MyControl".

Then you can "find" it by using the FindControl() method. Or, just access it
directly:

MyControl.Style = "color: red;"

 

[Steve C. Orr [MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASP Insider]]

As an alternative to the fine suggestions already given to you, a basic
recursion routine can sometimes be useful for finding controls of interest
on the current form. Here's more info:
http://SteveOrr.net/faq/ControlTreeRecursion.aspx

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I hope this helps,
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MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
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