bind HTML to server-side <SPAN> tag

[hankthetank]

I'm trying to write to a server-side <span> tag but cannot make it work....can someone please help??

 

<span id="Message" runat="server"></span>

 

When I try to write to the tag from the code-behind page I get a "Name 'Message' is not declared" error....

 

Public Class adminheader
   Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

   Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
       Message.InnerHTML = "<b>This is the text to display</b>"
   End Sub
End Class

[WebJumper]

Your code normaly should work but ASP.net has it's own "server span" and it's named "Literal".

 

Try it with this Control!

 

Regards, Stefan

[Derek Stone]

http://www.xtremedotnettalk.com/showthread.php?t=83429

[kahlua001]

What do you mean it wont work? Any errors? How did you declare "Message" in your code behind, what type is it?

[hankthetank]

Thanks Derek....just needed to include the following declaration at the start of the code-behind page

 

Protected WithEvents Message As HtmlGenericControl

 

Cheers

Matt