Design Help

[stevensteven]

Hello,

I have a page that is going to dynamically display information from a database. What I am looking to do is to somehow add formatted text onto the page, but within the formatted text, I wanted to have controls in there as well, where they can handle events.

What is the best way to do this?

Thanks for your help.

Steven

 

[BoulderBum]

Probably add text to a Label control, manipulate it's style properties, and have whatever buttons and stuff you want around the Label.

 

[BoulderBum]

It kind of depends, though. Can you give any more detail about the requirements?

 

[stevensteven]

I want to have a label, which will generate tables etc. Within these tables, I wanted to have a a button that responds to an event in the .aspx.cs code. How can I have a button in a label in a table??

Steve

 

[peekay]

Why do you want to set up a table ? I suggest you use a label and/or datagrid with a button column.


PK Odendaal

http://www.odendaal.com

 

[BoulderBum]

I suspected such might be the case with the tables.

peekay is right, in ASP.NET there's no need for looping in table creation because of the server control architecture, and convenience of ADO.NET data binding.

You simply create the DataGrid and its column structure in the designer, fiddle with ButtonColumn stuff a little, and DataBind() the data source to the grid and everything is generated for you. You even have robust control over formatting!

If, however, you have special needs where a DataGrid isn't adequate, it's still best to use the HtmlTable control for programmatic creation of tables and child Controls.