Referencing an HTML Element in the code-behind?

[blakemckenna]

I'm trying to set a value for an HTML Element within my code-behind. I need to set a <div> elements "display" property to "inline". The way I have it coded is like this:

     divContact.Style("display") = "inline"

Is this the right syntax? I only ask because it doesn't seem to work but I don't get a run-time error when the statement is executes. ???

Thanks,

[sagarpassion]

Try this:
divContact.Attributes.Add("style","display:inline");

[blakemckenna]

Sorry...I should have explained a little better along with the scenario.

What is happening is that I have a <div> that contains a Submit Button along with some textboxes (It's basically a data entry screen). By default, when the page loads, this <div> is not visible (display: none). When I click on a menu option, this <div> will appear. When I click on the Submit button, the Click Event for this button doesn't fire right away, rather, the Page_Load() event executes first, causing the <div> to become hidden again, which I don't want. Then the Click event fires executing a function that performs edit checks against the textboxes.

The bottom line is that if I want the <div> to remain visible even if an alert statement displays a message during the edits. I hope I've explained this well enough.

Thanks,

[sagarpassion]

why cant you add your 'display:none' in not post back??

if (!IsPostBack)
{
//div hide here
}

So it will not hide again.

[gep13]

Hello,

Have you thought about calling the necessary methods from the client side, using say jQuery, rather than using a button to do a full page post back to the server?

Gary

[blakemckenna]

Brother...I'm still trying to learn Javascript. JQuery is next on the list though...

[gep13]

jQuery is fast becoming the "defacto" way of interacting with the server, so much so that the jQuery nuget package is now included in the New Project Template within Visual Studio. I would strongly encourage you to start looking at it.

Gary

[blakemckenna]

Can you refer me to any online sites that are great with tutorials and such?

Thanks

[gep13]

Hey,

More and more, I have been directing people to the online video training site Pluralsight:

http://pluralsight.com/training

They are not free, but there is a free trial that you can use, but they have a fantastic collection of videos, and in my opinion, well worth the money if you decide you like them.

In addition to those, you will also find a done of information here:

http://docs.jquery.com/

And as I mentioned, take a look at the project templates that already exist in Visual Studio (especially 2012 Update 2) where there are numerous Single Page Application templates, that make extensive use of jQuery.

Hope that helps!

Gary

[blakemckenna]

Thanks Gary, I appreciate your help!

God Bless