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  • _Who
    #1

    In the code behind: how to add a background attribute to the body tag.

    In the .master file I have:
    <body runat="server" id="MainBody">

    I need to add a background attribute to MainBody in the .master.vb file.

    But there it tells me that MainBody is not declared.

    Now I'll try anything to see if I can get a hint of how to proceed. So I
    try:

    Dim zz As Control = Master.FindCont rol("MainBody")

    But Master's value is nothing



    I try

    Dim zz As Control = FindControl("Ma inBody")

    Seems to find it but Control does not have a background attribute to set.



    So now I'm trying this NG.

    Any suggestions as to how I can add that attribute???



    Thanks

    ps I know background is deprecated


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    • =?Utf-8?B?TG91aXMgU29tZXJz?=
      #2
      RE: In the code behind: how to add a background attribute to the body

      Assuming that "MainBody" is the ID of a ContentPlaceHol der on your masterpage

      ContentPlaceHol ders do not have any backround attribute. You should nest it
      inside a DIV or so and alter that attribute instead.


      "_Who" wrote:
      In the .master file I have:
      <body runat="server" id="MainBody">
      >
      I need to add a background attribute to MainBody in the .master.vb file.
      >
      But there it tells me that MainBody is not declared.
      >
      Now I'll try anything to see if I can get a hint of how to proceed. So I
      try:
      >
      Dim zz As Control = Master.FindCont rol("MainBody")
      >
      But Master's value is nothing
      >
      >
      >
      I try
      >
      Dim zz As Control = FindControl("Ma inBody")
      >
      Seems to find it but Control does not have a background attribute to set.
      >
      >
      >
      So now I'm trying this NG.
      >
      Any suggestions as to how I can add that attribute???
      >
      >
      >
      Thanks
      >
      ps I know background is deprecated
      >
      >
      >

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        • _Who
          #3
          Re: In the code behind: how to add a background attribute to the body

          Not on a ContentPlaceHol ders.
          It's on the <bodytag
          thanks

          "Louis Somers" <LouisSomers@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote in message
          news:C74894B5-95EA-4B7F-B7B4-6A5FE945B4B9@mi crosoft.com...
          Assuming that "MainBody" is the ID of a ContentPlaceHol der on your
          masterpage
          >
          ContentPlaceHol ders do not have any backround attribute. You should nest
          it
          inside a DIV or so and alter that attribute instead.
          >
          >
          "_Who" wrote:
          >
          >In the .master file I have:

          ><body runat="server" id="MainBody">

          >>
          >I need to add a background attribute to MainBody in the .master.vb file.
          >>
          >But there it tells me that MainBody is not declared.
          >>
          >Now I'll try anything to see if I can get a hint of how to proceed. So I
          >try:
          >>
          >Dim zz As Control = Master.FindCont rol("MainBody")
          >>
          >But Master's value is nothing
          >>
          >>
          >>
          >I try
          >>
          >Dim zz As Control = FindControl("Ma inBody")
          >>
          >Seems to find it but Control does not have a background attribute to set.
          >>
          >>
          >>
          >So now I'm trying this NG.
          >>
          >Any suggestions as to how I can add that attribute???
          >>
          >>
          >>
          >Thanks
          >>
          >ps I know background is deprecated
          >>
          >>
          >>

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            • Usenet User
              #4
              Re: In the code behind: how to add a background attribute to the body tag.

              On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:13:56 -0400, "_Who"
              <CalWhoNOSPAN@r oadrunner.comwr ote:
              >In the .master file I have:
              ><body runat="server" id="MainBody">
              >
              >I need to add a background attribute to MainBody in the .master.vb file.
              >
              >But there it tells me that MainBody is not declared.
              >
              >Now I'll try anything to see if I can get a hint of how to proceed. So I
              >try:
              >
              >Dim zz As Control = Master.FindCont rol("MainBody")
              >
              >But Master's value is nothing
              >
              >
              >
              >I try
              >
              >Dim zz As Control = FindControl("Ma inBody")
              >
              >Seems to find it but Control does not have a background attribute to set.
              >
              >
              >
              >So now I'm trying this NG.
              >
              >Any suggestions as to how I can add that attribute???
              >
              >
              >
              >Thanks
              >
              >ps I know background is deprecated
              >
              Here are some solutions (sorry, I am using C#, not VB.NET):

              1) Put the following into your Page_Load or Page_PreRender
              (preferably) event handler method:

              HtmlGenericCont rol body = Me.Page.FindCon trol( "MainBody" ) as
              HtmlGenericCont rol;
              body.Attributes["bgcolor"] = "#ffffcc";

              2) To avoid looking up control by its name, declare it is explicitly
              on your code-behind file by adding a protected page member variable
              that has the same ID and correct object type:

              protected HtmlGenericCont rol MainBody;

              .....
              and then in your event handler:

              this.MainBody.A ttributes["bgcolor"] = "#ccffff";


              Keep in mind that you can add any custom attribute to any HTML control
              this way. Also, the safer method maybe like follows, although I am not
              sure why the above works as well:

              this.MainBody.A ttributes.Add( "myAttrib", "myValue" );

              rather than

              this.MainBody.A ttributes["myAttrib"] = "myValue";

              N-joy!

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                • _Who
                  #5
                  Re: In the code behind: how to add a background attribute to the body tag.

                  Thanks that fixed it


                  "Usenet User" <no.spam@no.way wrote in message
                  news:eudid4ptm3 51djj567u3v11m0 18ni6iigm@4ax.c om...
                  On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:13:56 -0400, "_Who"
                  <CalWhoNOSPAN@r oadrunner.comwr ote:
                  >
                  >>In the .master file I have:
                  >><body runat="server" id="MainBody">
                  >>
                  >>I need to add a background attribute to MainBody in the .master.vb file.
                  >>
                  >>But there it tells me that MainBody is not declared.
                  >>
                  >>Now I'll try anything to see if I can get a hint of how to proceed. So I
                  >>try:
                  >>
                  >>Dim zz As Control = Master.FindCont rol("MainBody")
                  >>
                  >>But Master's value is nothing
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>I try
                  >>
                  >>Dim zz As Control = FindControl("Ma inBody")
                  >>
                  >>Seems to find it but Control does not have a background attribute to set.
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>So now I'm trying this NG.
                  >>
                  >>Any suggestions as to how I can add that attribute???
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>Thanks
                  >>
                  >>ps I know background is deprecated
                  >>
                  >
                  Here are some solutions (sorry, I am using C#, not VB.NET):
                  >
                  1) Put the following into your Page_Load or Page_PreRender
                  (preferably) event handler method:
                  >
                  HtmlGenericCont rol body = Me.Page.FindCon trol( "MainBody" ) as
                  HtmlGenericCont rol;
                  body.Attributes["bgcolor"] = "#ffffcc";
                  >
                  2) To avoid looking up control by its name, declare it is explicitly
                  on your code-behind file by adding a protected page member variable
                  that has the same ID and correct object type:
                  >
                  protected HtmlGenericCont rol MainBody;
                  >
                  ....
                  and then in your event handler:
                  >
                  this.MainBody.A ttributes["bgcolor"] = "#ccffff";
                  >
                  >
                  Keep in mind that you can add any custom attribute to any HTML control
                  this way. Also, the safer method maybe like follows, although I am not
                  sure why the above works as well:
                  >
                  this.MainBody.A ttributes.Add( "myAttrib", "myValue" );
                  >
                  rather than
                  >
                  this.MainBody.A ttributes["myAttrib"] = "myValue";
                  >
                  N-joy!

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