I am using an ASP.NET framework. Within my wele page (after a user logs in) I want to customize the paragraph text to include their login information. For example:

<p>
   Wele to the website!
</p>

Is what the code would have currently, but what I want is:

<p>
       Wele <var=Username> to the website!
</p>

Now obviously that is not correct, i didn't expect it to be. I just want to demonstrate what i am trying to do. I thought about using JavaScript to acplish this somehow, but that seemed a bit overly plicated. My variable "Username" es from another class in a .cs file elsewhere. How can I embed that variable into my <p></p> ?

I am using an ASP.NET framework. Within my wele page (after a user logs in) I want to customize the paragraph text to include their login information. For example:

<p>
   Wele to the website!
</p>

Is what the code would have currently, but what I want is:

<p>
       Wele <var=Username> to the website!
</p>

Now obviously that is not correct, i didn't expect it to be. I just want to demonstrate what i am trying to do. I thought about using JavaScript to acplish this somehow, but that seemed a bit overly plicated. My variable "Username" es from another class in a .cs file elsewhere. How can I embed that variable into my <p></p> ?

• c#
• javascript
• asp
• html

• Can you share the .cs file? – Darren Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 18:01
• I don't see what that matters, its just a simple string variable located in a class named 'User' – Nibirue Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 18:05
• it matters so we can try and provide with a more concise answer. If you check my answer below it should help. – Darren Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 18:06
• @Nibirue - because all of of answers we put = User and assume you know how to get the User's name , if you were unable to get the Users name more code could be provided to help with that as well – Scott Selby Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 18:08
• In this case, yes. but i have already retrieved the correct username and saved it in the codebhind for the wele page, so that is a non-issue. – Nibirue Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 18:22

7 Answers 7

Add a label in your markup:

<p>
       Wele <asp:Label ID="lblUsername" runat="server" /> to the website!
</p>

And then in the code behind:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    lblUsername.Text = "username";  // set to the username variable here
}

You could use an <asp:Literal in place of your marker then in the Page_Load set the value as required ltUsername.Text = UserName;

<p>Wele <asp:Literal ID="ltUsername" runat="server" /> to the website</p>

and in your code behind

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ltUsername.Text = Username; // whatever that may be
}

The literal outputs only what you supply - whereas an asp:Label will wrap your text in a <span> tag and adds extra mark-up which can be confusing. For that reason I only use asp:Label for actual <label> elements (those associated with an input).

if that variable es from another class you will need a way to store it somehow. One way to do that is by putting it in a session.

so in your "other" class

Session["myVariable"] = variable;

Then in the page you want to set the "Wele "Variable" to the website" you do the following:

first, create a property:

public string name {get;set;}

Then, in your page_load:

 protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
          name = Session["myVariable"]
   }

then simply put the following code in your .aspx page:

 Hello <%= name %> , wele to the website!

Alternatively you could also do:

Page_Load:

Label1.Text = Session["myVariable"].ToString();

.aspx:

Hello, <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" /> wele to the website.

in Html

<p>
       Wele <asp:Label ID="lblUserName" runat="server"></asp:Label> to the website!
</p>

then in .cs file in Page_Load

lblUserName.Text = {The User's First Name}

if you post more code on how you did the authentication , then I can replace {The Users First Name} with actual code. For now just use that on your own to put in FirstName Code

You will have to use a server side control, i.e. a Label, Textbox and do:

<asp:Label id="username" runat="server" />

The above party goes in your markup section.

Then on your Page_Load event or where the username property is located in the .cs file populated you can do:

  username.Text = User;

I would suggest you take a tour through a tutorial site and get familiar with the syntax and structure. A good place to start is here, http://www.w3schools./aspnet/default.asp (Gosh I can imagine the feedback on this already ;) )

What you are trying to acplish is very simple, you can also just install some of the Templates that e along with Visual Studio (if you have it) ... some do exactly what you are trying to achieve.

Good luck!

I would say that best way to go is using:

var page=HttpContext.Current.Handler as Page;

Than:

page.Header.Controls.Add(literalcontrol);

So can you use that from a class, and dont need to write it on each code behind.