CheckBox.TextAlign Property

 

Gets or sets the alignment of the text label associated with the CheckBox control.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Public Overridable Property TextAlign As TextAlign

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextAlign

One of the TextAlign values. The default value is Right.

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The specified value is not one of the TextAlign values.

Use this property to specify the alignment of the text label associated with the CheckBox control. You can specify whether the text label appears to the right or left of the check box. Use the Text property to specify the label text.

The following example demonstrates how to use the TextAlign property to display the text label to the right of the check box.

System_CAPS_noteNote

The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Code Model.


<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>CheckBox CheckedChanged Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      Sub Check_Clicked(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 

         ' Calculate the subtotal and display the result in currency format.
         ' Include tax if the check box is selected.
         Message.Text = CalculateTotal(checkbox1.Checked).ToString("c")

      End Sub

      Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)

         ' Display the subtotal without tax when the page is first loaded.
         If Not IsPostBack Then

            ' Calculate the subtotal and display the result in currency format.
            Message.Text = CalculateTotal(false).ToString("c")

         End If

      End Sub

      Function CalculateTotal(Taxable As Boolean) As Double 

         ' Calculate the subtotal for the example.
         Dim Result As Double = 1.99 + 2.99 + 3.99

         ' Add tax, if applicable.
         If(Taxable)

            Result += Result * 0.086

         End If

         Return Result 

      End Function

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>CheckBox CheckedChanged Example</h3>

      Select whether to include tax in the subtotal.

      <br /><br />

      <table border="1" cellpadding="5">

         <tr>

            <th colspan="2">

               Shopping cart

            </th>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               Item 1

            </td>

            <td>

               $1.99

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               Item 2

            </td>

            <td>

               $2.99

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               Item 3

            </td>

            <td>

               $3.99

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <b>Subtotal</b>

            </td>

            <td>

               <asp:Label id="Message" runat="server"/>

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td colspan="2">

               <asp:CheckBox id="checkbox1" runat="server"
                    AutoPostBack="True"
                    Text="Include 8.6% sales tax"
                    TextAlign="Right"
                    OnCheckedChanged="Check_Clicked"/>

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>

   </form>

</body>

</html>

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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