Hi,

I've just started using ASP.NET Code Behind files, and I have a span tag that I've turned into a server control by adding runat="server". I set the visibility on it in code behind, but I'm getting the error BC30002 Type 'Span' is not defined. In my code behind file I also imported htmlcontrols, but that didn't help.

I was using panels, but they generate html table output that causes problems with my page. I switched to span tags adding runat="server"
and wanted to set their visibility programmatically.

Can anyone clear me up here? I am a bit of a novice with code behind.


Thanks,

John

Hi John,

How does the code for your code behind look like? You should also add a declaration for the span tag in the Code Behind. In .NET, a <span> tag is known as a HtmlGenericControl, so you should add something like this tom your Code Behind:

protected System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl testSpan;

or VB.NET

Protected testSpan As System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGenericControl

Then in your Code Behind you can do something like this:

testSpan.InnerHtml = "<strong>Bla</strong>";

to assign the InnerHtml for the <span> tag.

Instead of a <span> element, you could also use a Literal control which renders no additional output, except for the string you assign to its Text property...

Does this help?

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
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I think we just figured out the discrepancy:

In Netscape and Firefox/Mozilla, the asp:Panel does generate a table if you look at the source with the browser, while in IE it generates a div. We discontinued use of panel because we thought it autogenerated a table in the html output.

This just presents an additional step to account for in our style sheet.
Very interesting though...

Yeah. Microsoft has an interesting idea of "down-level" browsers when it comes to rendering markup.
Even browsers that are more standards compliant than Internet Explorer (i.e. Firefox, Mozilla) are treated the same as old browsers like Netscape 4.....

Controls will adapt to the calling browser and render "appropriate" markup. However, I have a different definition of appropriate than Microsoft does... ;)


Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: Still Life In Mobile Homes by Japan (Track 5 from the album: Tin Drum)