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Asked: 2026-05-24T16:34:10+00:00

We have a standard asp.net web application and have used asp:PlaceHolders in multiple places.

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We have a standard asp.net web application and have used asp:PlaceHolders in multiple places. In some files we get this error message during runtime:

BC30311: Value of type ‘System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder’ cannot
be converted to ‘System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlTableRow’.

Why?

If I remove the place holder the page renders just fine.

Here is the html (simplified version):

<table runat="server" id="tblExtradata" visible=true>               
  <asp:PlaceHolder ID="test" runat="server" Visible="true">
    <tr>
      <td>
        <asp:Label ID="lblExpenses" runat="server" Text="Expensesr"></asp:Label>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </asp:PlaceHolder>
</table>

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.5446; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.5420

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  1. Editorial Team

    Because you’re running the table at the server, it expects only table elements nested within. If you take the runat=”server out of the table, it should work fine.

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