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Old 05-22-2004, 01:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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[asp.net/CSS] Override generated tables' style attributes?

If you slap a DataGrid on an asp.net page and leave the settings as default, it generates the table code with along with the following attributes:

cellspacing=0 border=1 rules="all" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

...and that sucks because hard coded HTML overrides any CSS you may have for that particular element. Any style I apply to it regarding border and border-spacing is just flat out ignored.

My questions are:

1. Is there a way to prevent asp.net from tossing whatever garbage it wants into the table tags? I just want a pure clean tag with the corresponding id/class: <table id="myDataGrid" class="MainReport">

If not...

2. Is there a way to make sure that CSS overrides all?
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Old 05-22-2004, 09:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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from my experience, asp.net has a lot of oddities when it comes to the rendered output... sometimes the output is far from w3c compliant, even with made up attributes or improperly named controls... the only way I can think to fix this is to create a new datagrid class which inherits from the datagrid and overrides the render method. i have no idea how to do this though, and i imagine it would be kind of complex.
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Old 05-24-2004, 05:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
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What f00sion said, depending on the functionality you need you can also use a DataList or DataRepeater web control instead of a DataGrid. The DataRepeater control is a templeted control, which means you can specify the header, row, and footer HTML yourself.
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Old 05-24-2004, 07:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks, I'll try either creating a custom data grid or a new repeater.

Man, I've just aboud had it with this designer. It's just utter crap. I have all this perfectly formatted HTMLand the second I switch from design mode to HTML mode, the designer takes it upon itself to reformat and make everything as unreadble as humanly possible.

It removes all the tabs/returns i have in place. I neatly indent everything so it makes it easier for me to update later and this designer just totally ruins that.

I've even disabled the auto-formatting in the options when saving/switching view mode. Is there anyway to TRULY prevent it from doing this? I mean, if I delselect "auto-format when...", that means I don't want it.. so why is it still doing it?

I really wish they'd test their stuff more before sending it off. It's so irritating working with such a buggy designer.. and there's nothing I can do about it.
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Old 05-24-2004, 05:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Tools->Options->Text Editor->HTML/XML->Format

Uncheck both 'Apply Automatic Formatting' options. (edit: Oops. I see this is what you already referred to. Well, then, the designer shouldn't actually do anything. Unless, god forbid, you use it to add a control or move stuff around. In that case, I don't think there's anything you can do.

I get around this by not using the designer.)

Also, under Tools->Options->HTML Designer->General, you can choose to default to the HTML, not Designer, view.
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Old 05-24-2004, 07:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Look here http://blogs.msdn.com/mikhailarkhipo...16/132886.aspx

for an explanation of the HTML mangling. FYIW, this is fixed in the next version (Whidbey) due out sometime in 2005 last I heard. This is fixed in the beta version I've got so I have faith that they won't do anything between now and release to screw it up. :
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Old 05-24-2004, 07:46 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Tools->Options->Text Editor->HTML/XML->Format

Uncheck both 'Apply Automatic Formatting' options. (edit: Oops. I see this is what you already referred to. Well, then, the designer shouldn't actually do anything. Unless, god forbid, you use it to add a control or move stuff around. In that case, I don't think there's anything you can do.

I get around this by not using the designer.)

Also, under Tools->Options->HTML Designer->General, you can choose to default to the HTML, not Designer, view.
Yep, did all that. Still no cigar.

It's funny, because I have this series of list items (the ul/li tags), and with each item, I put it between the <li> and </li> tags... but when formatting takes over, it REMOVES the closing li tag and then later proceeds to complain that a tag is missing
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