Image.GenerateEmptyAlternateText Property
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
public: virtual property bool GenerateEmptyAlternateText { bool get (); void set (bool value); }
/** @property */ public boolean get_GenerateEmptyAlternateText () /** @property */ public void set_GenerateEmptyAlternateText (boolean value)
public function get GenerateEmptyAlternateText () : boolean public function set GenerateEmptyAlternateText (value : boolean)
Property Value
true if the control generates the alternate text attribute for an empty string value; otherwise, false. The default is false.By default, when the AlternateText property is not set, the Image control does not include the alt attribute to specify the alternate text in the control rendering. Set the GenerateEmptyAlternateText property to true to always include the alternate text attribute in rendered output for the Image control.
The XHTML document type definition requires the alt attribute on image controls. However, accessibility best practices recommend that controls not specify empty alternate-text attributes. You can meet both XHTML and accessibility requirements by setting the AlternateText property to a string describing the image; this generates an alt attribute for the control and sets the attribute to a meaningful value.
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| Walkthrough: Creating an Accessible Web Application | Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio |
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
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