ASPNET 2.0 do I need to put everything inside <div>

[ckkwan]

We know we need to put inside the <form> element, because the ASP
control needs postback.

If a particular ASP control doesn't need postback, it doesn't really
need to be inside the <form> element.

Now, why there is a <div> element inside the <form> and it seems to me
that everybody is putting their ASP controls in it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[S_K]

You don't have to put your controls inside a <form>.  Not 100% sure on the
rules, but individual controls that need the viewstate seem to error if
placed outside the <form>.  However you can put custom controls outside the
<form>.

In above I assume <form> is a server-side form with runat="server"

If you want to use non-ASP controls you can put them outside the form, or
you can even have multiple forms on the page as long as only one has
runat="server" and they are not nested.

You don't need to put your controls in the <div> either, you can delete it,
it is just part of the blank page template.









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Putting your controls inside a <div> element is recomended.
The nice thing about <div>s is that you can use a StyleSheet!
This makes formating and mantainence very easy.

Steve

 

[ckkwan]

Thanks for the info.

If it is just because of CSS, then I think I can afford to do without
it. It is not difficult to add the <DIV> later when I really need to
format the entire page with CSS.