HtmlGenericControl("img") not generating proper image tag

Question

in asp.net, I'm trying to generate an image tag with:

var img = new HtmlGenericControl("img");

it seems to generate <img></img>

How would I generate a normal image tag with asp.net/C#?

e.g.

<img/>

possible duplicate of [Self closing Html Generic Control?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1708037/self-closing-html-generic-control) — Bala R, Jun 08 '11 at 17:42
@Bala R, you're correct, it is a similar issue. I'd like to think this question is specific enough to remain. Upon observing the first answer, it seems that using HtmlGenericControl is not the best way to create img tags. — tester, Jun 08 '11 at 17:45
@Bala R, in my specific use case, IE6 and 7 don't behave consistently when using vs — tester, Jun 08 '11 at 17:48
I see. In that case you'll have to create a subclass from `HtmlGenericControl` and override `Render` as shown in this post http://www.blackbeltcoder.com/Articles/aspnetcontrols/a-self-closing-htmlgenericcontrol — Bala R, Jun 08 '11 at 17:53

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '11 at 17:50

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There's a specialized html control for the image element.

System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlImage

which generates the html you want.

answered Jun 08 '11 at 17:50

lincolnk

this seems like the easiest fix. I just changed each instance of `HtmlGenericControl("img")` to `HtmlImage()` and everything worked as planned. Thanks – tester Jun 08 '11 at 18:00

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 08 '11 at 17:43

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You are creating it as a generic html control. Try using the Image control:

var img = new Image();

answered Jun 08 '11 at 17:43

Robert Beaubien

Note: this is `System.Web.UI.WebControls.Image` and not `System.Drawing.Image`. – Anthony Pegram Jun 08 '11 at 17:46
I think his issue was not and not the specific type of control created. – Gregory A Beamer Jun 08 '11 at 17:46
I'm sure, but the HtmlGenericControl doesn't understand what the tag is and simply creates the standard open and close tag. – Robert Beaubien Jun 08 '11 at 23:07

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 08 '11 at 17:45

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Override the rendering method and use HtmlTextWriter.SelfClosingTagEnd to create a self closing tag?

answered Jun 08 '11 at 17:45

Gregory A Beamer

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