Literal control in ASP.NET using VB.NET
This article shows the literal control and also defines the difference with label control in ASP.NET.
Literal Control
The Literal control is similar to the Label control, except the Literal control does not enable you to apply a style to the displayed text.
Literal property:
The Literal control supports the Mode property which specifies how the control handles markup. Mode property can be three type.
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Transform mode
Any markup you add to the control is transformed to accommodate the protocol of the requesting browser. This setting is useful if you are rendering content to mobile devices that use protocol other than HTML.
PassThrough mode
Any markup you add to the control is rendered as-is to the browser.
Encode mode
Any markup you add to the control is encoded using the HtmlEncode method, which converts HTML encoding into its text representation. For example, a < b > tag is rendered as <b>. Encoding is useful when you want the browser to display markup rather than interpret it. Encoding is also useful for security.
How to use literal.aspx (Design Page).
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How to use literal.aspx (Source Page).
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How to use literal.aspx (View in Browser).
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Difference between a Literal Control and a Label Control:
Literal Control
A Literal Web Server control used to insert static text on a web page. The Literal Control's only controllable aspect is the text that it holds.
Label Control
The Label Web Server control is used to display static text on web page. The Label Control has properties that enable one to programmatically apply styles/stylesheet class to the rendered output. Can handle JavaScript at Client side.
Literal Control
The class hierarchy for this control is as follows:
Object ->Control ->Literal
Label Control
The class hierarchy for this control is as follows:
Object ->Control ->WebControl ->Label
Literal Control
Literal Control doesn't add any HTML elements to the web page
Label Control
Label Control is rendered as <span> tag.
You can't apply any style property to the Literal Control.
You can apply any style property to the Label Control.