Do I use a table for this?

[Muppet]

I have a database backend, VB.Net asp.net project, and I want to write a
memo field to a suitable control on a web form so that it will properly
display the carriage returns.

What control do I use for this?

I know how to do this with a textbox, but I don't want to use a textbox
because I don't want to see the scrollbar.

Basically, I want one big "area" that sizes to fit the text that is used.

So if I have a memo field with 5000 characters, the web page should be
longer than one with 1000 chars.

Do I use a table with one cell and a 0 pt border? How do I do this? I see
this all the time on websites so there must be something simple I am
missing.

Thanks for any pointers. New to asp.net but managed to get a basic site up
and running with some good advice on the newsgroups.

 

[Dan Brussee]

If you are using web controls, use the Label control and set it's
..Text property to the value in question. You may need to replace
carriage return characters with <br> tags.

 

[Muppet]

Ok, sounds good. A couple of related questions..

How do I add <br> tags to a label?
In VB, I use the syntax: Label1.Text = str
How do I convert that?

Also, does the label control automatically resize based on the amount of
text I put in it? Will it ever creep off screen to the right? If so, how do
I stop it?

 

[Muppet]

Ok, now I see. Just replacing the vbLf with <br> does it. Cool! Forgot this
is a web control.

As for my other question, do I simply create the max width I think I'll ever
need and be done with it?

 

[Dan Brussee]

If my memory serves me correctly, the LABEL web control actually ends
up being a <span> tag in HTML, which is really just a placeholder that
allows you to put some style or class options on it. In essence, you
can just forget about the tag's existence in the flow of HTML.

Dan

 

[Muppet]

Perfect. Thanks.

If my memory serves me correctly, the LABEL web control actually ends
up being a <span> tag in HTML, which is really just a placeholder that
allows you to put some style or class options on it. In essence, you
can just forget about the tag's existence in the flow of HTML.

Dan