Literal.Text Property
Gets or sets the caption displayed in the Literal control.
[Visual Basic] Public Property Text As String [C#] public string Text {get; set;} [C++] public: __property String* get_Text(); public: __property void set_Text(String*); [JScript] public function get Text() : String; public function set Text(String);
Property Value
The caption displayed in the Literal control.
Remarks
Use the Text property to specify or determine the caption displayed in the Literal control. This allows you to programmatically change the caption at run time.
The caption is HTML decoded depending on how you assign a value to this property. If you assign a value through an attribute of the Literal control, the value is HTML decoded before it is displayed. For example, <asp:Literal id="DisplayLiteral" Text="A B"/> is rendered as "A B" on the browser. However, if you set this property programmatically or by placing the text between the opening and closing tags of the control, the caption is not HTML decoded. For example, <asp:Literal id="DisplayLiteral"> A B </asp:Literal> is rendered as "A B".
CAUTION This control can be used to display user input, which might include malicious client script. Check any information that is sent from a client for executable script, SQL statements, or other code before displaying it in your application. ASP.NET provides an input request validation feature to block script and HTML in user input. Validation server controls are also provided to assess user input. For more information, see Validation Server Controls.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#] The following example demonstrates how to use the Text property to programmatically change the caption displayed in the Literal control.
[Visual Basic] <%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> Sub ButtonClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Literal1.Text="Welcome to ASP.NET!!" End Sub </script> </head> <body> <form runat="server"> <h3>Literal Example</h3> <asp:Literal id="Literal1" Text="Hello World!!" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Button id="Button1" Text="Change Literal Text" OnClick="ButtonClick" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html> [C#] <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> void ButtonClick(Object sender, EventArgs e) { Literal1.Text="Welcome to ASP.NET!!"; } </script> </head> <body> <form runat="server"> <h3>Literal Example</h3> <asp:Literal id="Literal1" Text="Hello World!!" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Button id="Button1" Text="Change Literal Text" OnClick="ButtonClick" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html>
[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
See Also
Literal Class | Literal Members | System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace