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ASP.net Panels Yay or Nay

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  • 07-05-2009 5:28pm
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    bigbadcon
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭


    Simple question regarding ASP.net panels....

    If I want to display or hide sections of a page depending on whether a user is logged in or not is panels the right way of doing it?

    Or are they going to play havoc with my css layouts?

    Thanks in advance


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    You can do the same with <DIV> or even <TD>.

    I use it for hiding items that are not security sensitive.


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    Set the visible property = loggedinstatus


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Would a placeholder not be more suitable? I am pretty sure it can contain controls, but won't generate a wrapper tag, so there should be no problems if it's hidden or visible.


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    A place holder is a better option due it not outputting any other HTML


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    bigbadcon
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭bigbadcon


    Ginger wrote: »
    A place holder is a better option due it not outputting any other HTML

    Is this an advantage as its less likely to interfere with the other html..

    I used a panel before and found it was over lapping my footer. Cant remember how I fixed it. I probably had a div in the wrong place.

    Im using a template for the site as im not a web developer by trade so my css/html isnt great...

    Thanks for the help guys.Il give that a shot.


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    Have a look see

    http://bytes.com/groups/net-asp/643600-net-panel-vs-placeholder-controls


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