Question

Does anyone know of a way to contain a nonbreaking space in an html tag to allow me to remove it based on conditions tested during runtime in the code behind?

Basically why I need this: if a condition is satisfied I will have 4 buttons, but if it’s not only three. I can remove the button but then I have 4   in-between 2 of the buttons instead of just 2  .

Something like the <del> tag would work if it didn’t strike through the text.

Basically I have something like this(propery values not included for simplicity):

<td><button />&nbsp&nbsp<button />&nbsp&nbsp<button />&nbsp&nbsp<button /></td>

I can’t have the function in the actual button tag because then it will render the &nbsp instead of the button text.

EDIT:
I did end editing the &nbsp tags out and using css. I appreciate all of the responses.

The main reason that I was apprehensive to go that route to being with is because trying to get my client to approve anything is like pulling teeth, but I got them to approve the changes and adjust the budget.

Thanks again!!

Answer 1

Does it need to be  ? Based on your description of the requirement, it sounds like a bit of CSS might work better:

  button.myClass {
    margin-left: 1ex;
  }

Much simpler than trying to put logic in your view layer (even if you are not strictly following the MVC pattern you should still try to separate your presentation and business logic as much as possible).