Question

I am usually dealing with c# code , but recently developing a asp.net page , I have a Calendar that Appears and the user selects the date he/she wants. On that page is a asp lbl that i would like to display the currently selected date, which is normally easy for me but i am having trouble referencing/finding the control . Also I am unsure of the best way to do achieve this and i’m sure to come across this problem in the future.

This is where I would like to set the lbl text and have tried using the FindControl method but it’s not working for me , thinking its possibly nested as i have some divs?.

 public void Calendar1_SelectionChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {

        Control Lbl = FindControl("inputField");
        if (Lbl != null)
        {
            //Control mycontrol2 = Lbl.Parent;
            Lbl.Text = Calendar1.SelectedDate.ToShortDateString();
        }   

and this is in asp.

  <div id="date">


         <input type="text" size="12" id="inputField"   />
        <script>
            $("#inputField").click(function () {
                $("#box").show("slow");
            });
</script>
    </div>

How do I accomplish setting the inputfield text to the Calendar.SelectedDate ?.
(and any tips you have come across yourself if any, for good practice)

Thanks For any help.

Answer 1

Any reason why you’re not using an asp:Label? You can’t find the “label” because it is an html control, aka a client side control. Use an <asp:Label id="lblCal" runat="server"... and you should have no problem changing its text in code behind:

lblCal.Text = Calendar1.SelectedDate.ToShortDateString();