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RequiredFieldValidator.AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter) Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Adds the HTML attributes and styles that need to be rendered for the control to the specified HtmlTextWriter object.

C# 
protected override void AddAttributesToRender(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);

Parameters

writer
HtmlTextWriter

A HtmlTextWriter that represents the output stream to render HTML content on the client.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to override the AddAttributesToRender method in a custom server control so that the RequiredFieldValidator error message always displays as bold.

Important

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

ASP.NET (C#) 
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
  <head>
    <title>Custom RequiredFieldValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</title>
    <script runat="server">
      void Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
        if (Page.IsValid) 
        {
          Label1.Text = "Required field is filled!";
        }
        else 
        {
          Label1.Text = "Required field is empty!";
        }
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
      <h3>Custom RequiredFieldValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</h3>

      <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">
        <tr valign="top">
          <td colspan="3">
            <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Fill in the required field below" />
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">Card Number:</td>
          <td>
            <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server" />
          </td>
          <td>
            <aspSample:CustomRequiredFieldValidatorAddAttributesToRender 
              id="RequiredFieldValidator1" 
              runat="server" 
              ControlToValidate="TextBox1" 
              Display="Static" 
              ErrorMessage="Required" />
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td> </td>
          <td>
            <asp:Button id="Button1" runat="server" Text="Validate" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
          </td>
          <td> </td>
        </tr>
      </table>

    </form>
  </body>
</html>
C# 
using System.Web;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  public sealed class CustomRequiredFieldValidatorAddAttributesToRender : System.Web.UI.WebControls.RequiredFieldValidator
  {
    protected override void AddAttributesToRender(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
      // Show the RequiredFieldValidator's error message as bold.
      writer.AddStyleAttribute(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriterStyle.FontWeight, "bold");
      
      // Call the Base's AddAttributesToRender method.
      base.AddAttributesToRender(writer);
    }
  }
}

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1