ASP.NET Label Issue

Question

I have below label in my aspx page,

<asp:Label ID="lblMessage" runat="server" CssClass="msg"></asp:Label>

When it renders on page, it creates <span>...</span>

Is there anyway, not to generate this span tag?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '16 at 18:10

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You could use a literal HTML <label> element:

<label id="lblMessage" runat="server" class="msg">...</label>

Because of the runat="server" you can still access it through the id in the code-behind .cs file.

answered Apr 08 '16 at 18:10

Drew Kennedy

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This is the lightest answer...but it's still in a tag, it's just a instead of a . It *has to be* in a tag in order to get styled - unless your desired label is within some other tag and that can be style in it's stead, or if the style isn't actually important. – Steve Barron Apr 08 '16 at 18:16
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@SteveBarron This is correct. I was actually under the impression he was after a `` element and was inadvertently getting a `` element. If you want to apply specific styling to what's wrapped in the element, or do stuff with it in the `.cs` file, the contents *will* require being wrapped in an element. What that element is solely depends on what the OP is trying to do and the context of the code snippet. – Drew Kennedy Apr 08 '16 at 18:28

AndyC · Answer 2 · 2016-04-08T18:18:09.030

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The asp:Label control will always create a <span> in this case.

If you want it to not create a span you could use a literal. Lets say you wanted it to be in a div instead you could do this.

<div class="msg"><asp:Literal id="lblMessage" runat="server" /></div>

The literal just outputs the string without any html tags around it.

edited Apr 08 '16 at 18:18

answered Apr 08 '16 at 18:06

AndyC

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