Directing the placement of a Document.Write output

**stephenakins** · December 16th, 2009, 01:12 PM

Hi Guys, Take a look at the following code snippet:

<%@ Page Language="C#" ContentType="text/html" ResponseEncoding="UTF-8" %>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<body>

<script runat="server">

void Page_Load() {

Response.Write("This is a test");
}

</script>

</body>
</html>

It output the following:

This is a test
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<body>

</body>
</html>

(note that the text "This is a test" was inserted at the TOP of the page, rather than in the BODY)

I know that I can add to a Control instead of using Response.Write, but the thing is I want to insert some JS/JS SRC to the HEAD tag and I don't think there is a control that I can use for that (let me know if I'm wrong).

Is there a way that I can get Response.Write to output where it is placed (in this case between the BODY tags)?

**dannystommen** · December 17th, 2009, 03:28 AM

To write javascript to the document you can use

Code:

Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Page.GetType(), "some_key", "alert('Hello');", true);

MSDN: The script block added by the RegisterStartupScript method executes when the page finishes loading but before the page's OnLoad event is raised

Or you can use

Code:

Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Page.GetType(), "some_key", "alert('Hello');", true);

MSDN: The RegisterClientScriptBlock method adds a script block to the top of the rendered page.

The last option I know, is to use a literal

Html

Code:

<body>
  ...
  some text and controls
  <asp:Literal ID="Literal1" runat="server"></asp:Literal>
  some more text
</body>

CodeBehind

Code:

Literal1.Text = "<script type='text/javascript'>alert('Hello');</script>";

**kristof1104** · December 17th, 2009, 04:05 AM

I Would just use

Code:

<&#37;="Hy There This is a Test"%>

Or

Code:

<% Response.Write("testing 1 2 3"); %>

where ever you want your text to be.

so just place that into your body

Greetz kristof

**stephenakins** · January 12th, 2010, 01:21 AM

Thank you dannystommen, that was exactly what I needed.

I used Literal method as that gave me the most flexibility; I could insert what I wanted anywhere in the HTML document, including the HEAD area where I needed to in this application.