remove automatic idprefex

[Gonçalo Boléo]

I'm creating controls in runtime but the clientID always add "_ctl0" to my
ID name.
Is possible to remove this?

thanks,
Goncalo Boleo

 

[aspdotnetguru]

Hi Goncalo,

You could just use the attributes collection of the control to change
whatever you want.

For example:

Dim x As New Button
x.Attributes("clientId") = "NOTctl0"
Me.FindControl("Form1").Controls.Add(x)

That will do it!

Good Luck!

James Steele
Senior .NET Consultant
(e-mail address removed)
http://weblogs.asp.net/jamessteele

 

[Brock Allen]

You can set the ID explicitly. But it's important for ASP.NET to assign an
ID (and thus name) to all the controls so that when doing postbacks it can
keep track of them in order to maintain their state.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

 

[Gonçalo Boléo]

thanks. It work!

 

[James Steele]

Yes good point Brock. I should have mentioned that as well.