(un)check checkbox according to boolean parameter

Hello
I'm not a programmer. I'm afraid my question will be hilariously easy to ASP.NET programmers. Actually, I hope it will be. Please help.

In a .aspx file I'm trying to have a checkbox checked or unchecked based upon a parameter. I managed to find out which parameter I need and I can get in on screen with
Output is either true or false.

Next I've been trying in every possible way I could think of to set the CHECKED flag using this getShowHints() return value. I guessed something like this would have worked:
It doesn't.
Anybody please help me out...
Thanks

re: (un)check checkbox according to boolean parameter

My own messy workaround:

re: (un)check checkbox according to boolean parameter

Do you have an ASP.NET checkbox?

For example:
<asp:CheckBox id="..." runat="server />

Or an HTML checkbox?

For example:
<input type="checkbox" ... />

You should be using the ASP.NET checkbox so that you can easily retrieve it's "checked" value on the server....

re: (un)check checkbox according to boolean parameter

Ah. There is such a thing as an "ASP.NET checkbox".
Like I wrote yesterday, I'm entirely new to ASP.NET. I'm using an HTML checkbox.

My "messy workaround" does work so I'm leaving it like that for now, but I'll certailny look into ASP.NET checkboxes later. Thanks!

BTW does an ASP.NET checkbox have advantages other than easy value retrieval?

re: (un)check checkbox according to boolean parameter

You can use it in your server-side code to make logical decisions....

There are a lot of .NET controls that can make your life easier (sometimes they're complicated and make life harder for a bit but once you understand them you'll see that it is easier in the long run).


All the information you need on .NET controls can be found in the MSDN Library. This resource should get you pointed in the right direction... I recommend bookmarking the MSDN Library and using it as your primary resource when developing in .NET.