Newbie: Is it possible to set <body> attributes via code behind?

Guest · Mar 23, 2005

I'm sure it's possible, but it hasn't occurred to me "how" to set the values
of the <body> tag via code-behind. I am currently setting the onload event in
the body tag of an ASP.NET web form using old-fashion asp type <%.. code...
%> blocks.

This "spaghetti-scripting" is difficult to manage, and is essentially a
hack. And, i cannot view the HTML in DESIGN view, only CODE view. Which
further causes problems when i try to wire events.

I tried, for example, to embbed an <asp:label /> and other controls in the
<body> tag, but VS.NET doesn't let me (probably for good reason too).

Anyone have ideas?

Thanks,

Karl Seguin · Mar 23, 2005

<body id="body" runat="server">

codebehind:

protected body as HtmlGenericControl

Page_Load..
body.Attributes.Add("onLoad", "alert('Karl for the win!');")

Karl

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vMike · Mar 23, 2005

charliewest said:
I'm sure it's possible, but it hasn't occurred to me "how" to set the values
of the <body> tag via code-behind. I am currently setting the onload event in
the body tag of an ASP.NET web form using old-fashion asp type <%.. code...
%> blocks.

This "spaghetti-scripting" is difficult to manage, and is essentially a
hack. And, i cannot view the HTML in DESIGN view, only CODE view. Which
further causes problems when i try to wire events.

I tried, for example, to embbed an <asp:label /> and other controls in the
<body> tag, but VS.NET doesn't let me (probably for good reason too).

Anyone have ideas?

Thanks,

Give the body an id and a runat=server. For example <body id=body1
runat=server>. In codebehind (vb) put
Protected body1 as htmlgenericcontrol in your declarations. Then you can set
any attribute that you can set in html. Here is an example of setting the
onload attribute.

body1.attributes("onload") ="javascript:doSomething();return false;"

Mike

Brock Allen · Mar 23, 2005

Mark <body runat=server id=_body> then manually in your codebehind add:

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

And then you should be abe to use _body.Attributes.Add() and any other API
to modify the element.

Curt_C [MVP] · Mar 23, 2005

throw a RUNAT=SERVER in it and declare it in the codebehind. It should
work....

Curt_C [MVP] · Mar 23, 2005

"Karl for the win!" ? hehehehe I like it! :}

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