Comments on: CheckBoxList outputs a table by default http://blog.neatlysliced.com/2008/12/checkboxlist-outputs-a-table-by-default/ Bread was overrated. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jennifer http://blog.neatlysliced.com/2008/12/checkboxlist-outputs-a-table-by-default/comment-page-1/#comment-10535 Jennifer Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:58:54 +0000 http://blog.neatlysliced.com/?p=250#comment-10535 I usually keep server controls at bay with a ten foot pole where I can, which is doable in ColdFusion, since a ColdFusion post still returns the HTML controls along with the CF controls. However, if you want to access an ASP.NET input of any type in codebehind, you <em>must</em> have them be server controls, which is eternally frustrating since so many ASP.NET controls output gobbleygook HTML. Sigh. So, yes, I'm with you - anything to make the control less nasty is going to be entered into a blog entry from now on. I'm tired of dealing with gobbleygook, and I'm tired of creating site that rely on jQuery for ajax posts. I want to have a server-side post fallback! I usually keep server controls at bay with a ten foot pole where I can, which is doable in ColdFusion, since a ColdFusion post still returns the HTML controls along with the CF controls.

However, if you want to access an ASP.NET input of any type in codebehind, you must have them be server controls, which is eternally frustrating since so many ASP.NET controls output gobbleygook HTML. Sigh.

So, yes, I’m with you – anything to make the control less nasty is going to be entered into a blog entry from now on. I’m tired of dealing with gobbleygook, and I’m tired of creating site that rely on jQuery for ajax posts. I want to have a server-side post fallback!

]]> By: Tony White http://blog.neatlysliced.com/2008/12/checkboxlist-outputs-a-table-by-default/comment-page-1/#comment-10534 Tony White Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:31:04 +0000 http://blog.neatlysliced.com/?p=250#comment-10534 Cool tip. I remember when working with coldfusion, there were various controls to handle select dropdowns, as well as other form elements, and looking back, I wish I had exercised more customization to get them to output the way I really wanted. Then again, I'm a lot more particular now than I was then. If I ever start using ASP.NET, tips like these would be bookmarked. Cool tip. I remember when working with coldfusion, there were various controls to handle select dropdowns, as well as other form elements, and looking back, I wish I had exercised more customization to get them to output the way I really wanted.

Then again, I’m a lot more particular now than I was then.

If I ever start using ASP.NET, tips like these would be bookmarked.

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