ASP.NET Syntax   ASP.NET Syntax for Web Controls

Displays static text on the Web Forms page and allows you to manipulate it programmatically.

Declarative Syntax

<asp:Label
   AccessKey = "string"
   AssociatedControlID = "string"
   BackColor = "color name | #dddddd"
   BorderColor = "color name | #dddddd"
   BorderStyle = "NotSet | None | Dotted | Dashed | Solid | Double | Groove |
      Ridge | Inset | Outset"
   BorderWidth = size
   CssClass = "string"
   Enabled = "True | False"
   EnableTheming = "True | False"
   EnableViewState = "True | False"
   Font-Bold = "True | False"
   Font-Italic = "True | False"
   Font-Names = "string"
   Font-Overline = "True | False"
   Font-Size = "string | Smaller | Larger | XX-Small | X-Small | Small |
      Medium | Large | X-Large | XX-Large"
   Font-Strikeout = "True | False"
   Font-Underline = "True | False"
   ForeColor = "color name | #dddddd"
   Height = size
   ID = "string"
   OnDataBinding = "DataBinding event handler"
   OnDisposed = "Disposed event handler"
   OnInit = "Init event handler"
   OnLoad = "Load event handler"
   OnPreRender = "PreRender event handler"
   OnUnload = "Unload event handler"
   runat = "server"
   SkinID = "string"
   Style = "string"
   TabIndex = integer
   Text = "string"
   ToolTip = "string"
   Visible = "True | False"
   Width = size
 />

NOTE: The content of an <asp:Label> control can be defined within its opening tag. In this case, you can close the start tag with a trailing slash /> instead of using a separate end tag.

For information on the individual members of this class, see Label in the class library.

The Label control renders text in a set location on a Web Forms page. Unlike static text, you can customize the displayed text by setting the Text property.

The below code snippet demonstrates how to use a Label control to display the coordinates on an image where the user clicks.

<script language="C#" runat="server">

   void getImageCoords ( object Source, ImageClickEventArgs e ) {
      msgLabel.Text = "You clicked the ImageButton control at the " +
         coordinates: ( " + e.X.ToString ( ) + ", " +
         e.Y.ToString ( ) + " ) ";
   }

</script>

<script runat="server">

   Sub getImageCoords ( sender As Object, e As ImageClickEventArgs )
      msgLabel.Text = "You clicked the ImageButton control at the " & _
         Coordinates: ( " & e.X.ToString ( ) & ", " & _
         e.Y.ToString ( ) & " ) "
    End Sub

</script>

<form runat="server">

   <asp:ImageButton id="imagebutton1" runat="server"
      AlternateText = "ImageButton 1"
      ImageAlign = "left"
      ImageUrl = "images/pict.jpg"
      onClick = "getImageCoords" />

   <p><asp:Label id="msgLabel" runat="server" />

</form>

Label Class   Label Web Server Control