Adding custom attributes to an asp:CheckBox control

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I am trying to add a custom data-required attribute to an asp Checkbox control, it works fine for all other controls I've used it on, but on checkboxs it renders the checkbox inside a span that has the custom attribute on. I've tried adding the attribute in the markup and tried adding it to the control in the code behind. Any ideas?

Wow, that is a bummer ... if it's just rendering like that, I'm inclined to think you might have to re-write the control, or at least override its "Render" method or something. Have you considered a client-side hack, adding the attribute by Javascript after the page loads? — McGarnagle
– McGarnagle, Commented Mar 30, 2012 at 8:22
@dbaseman CheckBox control has collections for adding attributes to the rendered span and for the rendered input also — Adrian Iftode
– Adrian Iftode, Commented Mar 30, 2012 at 8:27
That's worked great, thanks! I didn't think it should be difficult, I hoped was just missing something. — Tom Riley
– Tom Riley, Commented Mar 30, 2012 at 8:34

Adrian Iftode · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-30 08:21:07Z

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use InputAttributes

answered Mar 30, 2012 at 8:21

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Ravi Ram · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-24 16:29:19Z

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Here is the code I have used:

cb.InputAttributes.Add("data-group", "chkbox");

Then you can use JQuery to target all check-boxes.

 $("*[data-group='chkbox']").prop("checked", true);

answered Jul 24, 2012 at 16:29

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