Alternative to Panel Control

[Guadala Harry]

AFAIK, the Panel control renders as a <SPAN> in the rendered HTML.

Is there an alternative to Panel that renders NOTHING?

Here is what I'm doing:
I need to place a bunch of HTML in an ASCX - but cause only some of it to be
rendered based on runtime conditions. I currently have the behaviour I want,
but by using multiple Panel controls that encompass the sections of HTML
that are to be rendered. My code-behind logic makes sets the .visible
property of the Panel controls.

I just want to do the same thing - but not have the SPAN elementes show up
in the rendered page.

Thanks!

 

[Axel Dahmen]

I have the same trouble. Using the aspanel control is particularly
pointless when you're trying to hide some table rows with it.

Have you tried to create your own Panel control by deriving from the
aspanel control and overwriting its Render methods?

HTH,
Axel Dahmen

 

[Patrick Olurotimi Ige]

Try using this Custom Control
http://www.eworldui.net/CustomControls/CollapsablePanel.aspx
Let me know if it helped.
patrick

 

[TJS]

use the div tag

<div id="whatever" Visible="true" runat="server"></div>

 

[Axel Dahmen]

....I should add that it's as simple as just deriving from aspanel and add
two empty render functions: RenderBeginTag() and RenderEndTag(). Then no
<span></span> will be created.