In asp.Net, writing code in the control tag generates compile error
- by Nour Sabouny
Hi this is really strange !!
But look at the following asp code:
<div runat="server" id="MainDiv">
<%foreach (string str in new string[]{"First#", "Second#"})
{ %>
<div id="<%=str.Replace("#","div") %>">
</div>
<%} %>
</div>
now if you put this code inside any web page (and don't worry about the moral of this code, I made it just to show the idea)
you'll get this error :
Compiler Error Message: CS1518: Expected class, delegate, enum, interface, or struct
Of course the error has nothing to do with the real problem, I searched for the code that was generated by asp.net and figured out the following :
private void @__RenderMainDiv(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter @__w, System.Web.UI.Control parameterContainer)
{
@__w.Write("\r\n ");
#line 20 "blabla\blabla\Default.aspx"
foreach (string str in new string[] { "First#", "Second#" })
{
#line default
#line hidden
@__w.Write("\r\n <div id=\"");
#line 22 "blabla\blabla\Default.aspx"
@__w.Write(str.Replace("#", "div"));
#line default
#line hidden
@__w.Write("\">\r\n ");
}
This is the code that was generated from the asp page and this is the method that is meant to render our div (MainDiv), I found out that there is a missing bracket "}" that closes the method or the (for loop).
now the problem has three parts:
1- first you should have a server control (in our situation is the MainDiv) and I'm not sure if it is only the div tag.
2- HTML control inside the server control and a code inside it using the double quotation mark ( for example <div id="<%=str instead of <div id='<%=str.
3-Any keyword which has block brackets e.g.:for{},while{},using{}...etc.
now removing any part, will solve the problem !!!
how is this happening ??
any ideas ?
BTW: please help me to make the question more obvious, because I couldn't find the best words to describe the problem.
