input losing src

Question

If I use the following code without runat=\"server\" the input\'s src works fine and I see the image coming through.

Answer 1

You cannot use the <%= %> syntax with server controls (including standard HTML elements with runat="server"). You have two choices:

• Access the control in the code behind (as an HtmlInputControl) and assign the src attribute using the Attributes property: imageControl.Attributes["src"] = value;
• Assign the attribute using the databinding syntax (src="<%# %>") and call imageControl.DataBind() from the code behind