asp.net client side question

[rodchar]

Hey all,

is it possible to make a webcontrol.visible=false without using postback?

i mean, is there a client-side script way of making a control invisible?

thanks,
rodchar

[Sahil Malik]

Yes and No.

Yes because you can simulate the effect, No because it isn't exactly what
Webcontrol.visible = false would do.

By setting a webcontrol.visible = false, you essentially don't send anything
to the client.

But you can simply hide it on the client side by using Javascript and
setting the style attribute as <div style="visible:false">your stuff</div>.

(Ok my memory is a little hazy, but it was either visible:false, or
display:none .. .. sump'n like that). Good reference site - www.htmlguru.com
; that guy uses this trick all over the place.

- Sahil Malik
You can reach me thru my blog at
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/sahilmalik
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Hey all,

is it possible to make a webcontrol.visible=false without using postback?

i mean, is there a client-side script way of making a control invisible?

thanks,
rodchar

[Bonj]

use
document.getElementById("<elementname>").visible = false;
in javascript

where <elementname> is the name of a control, e.g. <asp:TextBox
runat="server"....... />

Cheers