Comment on an ASPX page

[Andrew Chalk]

In the HTML section of an ASPX page, how do i comment out a line?

I thought it was <! but that doesn't work.

Thanks!

 

[Bob Lehmann]

If you did it this way it should....

<!-- Stuff to comment -->

Bob Lehmann

 

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hey Andrew,

Don't forget the exclamation mark:

<div>
<!-- An HTML comment -->
<%'<!-- This is an ASPX comment --> %>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
</div>

 

[Andrew Chalk]

Thanks!

If you did it this way it should....

<!-- Stuff to comment -->

Bob Lehmann

 

[Andrew Chalk]

But the following does not seem to work:

<!--
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
-->

 

[Bob Lehmann]

It work for me.
<!-- <asp:label id="Label1" runat="server">Label</asp:label> -->
renders as ....
<!--<span id="Label1">Label</span>-->
in the browser.

Bob Lehmann

 

[Justin Lovell]

Hi,

The reason why your example does not "work" is because the ASP.NET page
parser does not see that the label is within HTML comments. Thus, it will
output the 'normal' HTML inbetween the label tags.

For you to comment on server controls, you could try the following:

C#: <% // <asp:label runat="server" /> %>
VB.NET: <% ' <asp:label runat="server" /> %>

I hope that helps,
Justin

 

[clintonG]

Try the documentation [1].

If you're using Visual Studio you can apply and remove server-side comments
using tools on the Standard toolbar.
I also use Ctrl-K/Ctrl-C and Ctrl-K/Ctrl-U noting VS2005 Beta 2 which I
continue to use until RTM remains somewhat buggy when trying to
Ctrl-K/Ctrl-U to remove comments. More keyboard shortcuts can be reviewed
here [2] as well as other sites.

To avoid problems use the server-side comment syntax Microsoft recommends.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

[1]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/cpgenref/html/cpconserver-sidecomments.asp
[2] http://safari.oreilly.com/?XmlId=0-596-00360-9/mastvsnet-APP-C

 

[Andrew Chalk]

Thanks. That works and explains a lot about commenting.

- A

 

[clintonG]

That's a kludged hack. Why don't you learn how to comment correctly? Once
you learn the keyboard commands the same command set can be used in HTML and
in the source code.

Does my reply not show up in your reader?

<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/