CompareValidator.AddAttributesToRender Method (HtmlTextWriter)

 

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Adds the attributes of this control to the output stream for rendering on the client.

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

Protected Overrides Sub AddAttributesToRender (
	writer As HtmlTextWriter
)

Parameters

writer
Type: System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter

A System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter that contains the output stream for rendering on the client.

The following code example demonstrates how to override the AddAttributesToRender method in a custom server control so that the CompareValidator error message always appears in bold.

System_CAPS_security Security Note

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB" %>
<%@ Page language="VB" %>
<!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>
    <title>Custom CompareValidator - AddAttributesToRender - VB.NET Example</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
      <h3>Custom CompareValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</h3>
            <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server">123</asp:TextBox><br />
            <asp:TextBox id="TextBox2" runat="server">456</asp:TextBox>
            <aspSample:CustomCompareValidatorAddAttributesToRender
             id="CompareValidator1" runat="server"
             ErrorMessage="Value in TextBox2 does not match value in TextBox1."
             Display="Dynamic" ControlToCompare="TextBox2" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" /><br />
             <asp:Button id="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" />
    </form>
  </body>
</html>
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls
    <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
    Public NotInheritable Class CustomCompareValidatorAddAttributesToRender
        Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.CompareValidator

        Protected Overrides Sub AddAttributesToRender(ByVal writer As System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter)

            ' Show the CompareValidator's error message as bold.
            writer.AddStyleAttribute(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriterStyle.FontWeight, "bold")

            ' Call the Base's AddAttributesToRender method.
            MyBase.AddAttributesToRender(writer)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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