CheckBox.TextAlign Property

Definition

Gets or sets the alignment of the text label associated with the CheckBox control.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextAlign TextAlign { get; set; }
C#
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextAlign TextAlign { get; set; }

Property Value

One of the TextAlign values. The default value is Right.

Attributes

Exceptions

The specified value is not one of the TextAlign values.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the TextAlign property to display the text label to the right of the check box.

Note

The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Code Model.

ASP.NET (C#)

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>CheckBox CheckedChanged Example</title>
<script runat="server">
 
      void Check_Clicked(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {

         // Calculate the subtotal and display the result in currency format.
         // Include tax if the check box is selected.
         Message.Text = CalculateTotal(checkbox1.Checked).ToString("c");

      }

      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {

         // Display the subtotal without tax when the page is first loaded.
         if(!IsPostBack)
         {

            // Calculate the subtotal and display the result in currency format.
            Message.Text = CalculateTotal(false).ToString("c");

         }

      }

      double CalculateTotal(bool Taxable)
      {

         // Calculate the subtotal for the example.
         double Result = 1.99 + 2.99 + 3.99;

         // Add tax, if applicable.
         if(Taxable)
         {
            Result += Result * 0.086;
         }

         return Result; 

      }
 
   </script>
 
</head>
 
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
 
      <h3>CheckBox CheckedChanged Example</h3>

      Select whether to include tax in the subtotal.

      <br /><br />

      <table border="1" cellpadding="5">

         <tr>

            <th colspan="2">

               Shopping cart

            </th>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               Item 1

            </td>

            <td>

               $1.99

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               Item 2

            </td>

            <td>

               $2.99

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               Item 3

            </td>

            <td>

               $3.99

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <b>Subtotal</b>

            </td>

            <td>

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

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td colspan="2">

               <asp:CheckBox id="checkbox1" runat="server"
                    AutoPostBack="True"
                    Text="Include 8.6% sales tax"
                    TextAlign="Right"
                    OnCheckedChanged="Check_Clicked"/>

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>
                   
   </form>
         
</body>

</html>

Remarks

Use this property to specify the alignment of the text label associated with the CheckBox control. You can specify whether the text label appears to the right or left of the check box. Use the Text property to specify the label text.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also