All i am trying to do is to have a button which when clicked should change the text of a label.

following is the code:

this is in the header section of the aspx page.

function faisal()
 {
  var a1 = document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>');
  document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>').Text = "hello";
  return false;
 }

the following code is in the code behind file

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

when i press the button, nothing happens.
if i add an alert box inside the javascript function, it displays the alert box but the text of the label doesnt change.

any ideas?

Thanks
Faisal Siddiqui

Dear Friend
   The Code can be written in the following way.

function faisal()
 {
  var a1 = document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>');
  document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>').value = "hello";
  return false;
 }


In the Above i used 'value' This will work fine.

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news:c8a19d3b-91bc-491d-ac47-3120799843cf@discussions.microsoft.com
> this is in the header section of the aspx page.
>
> function faisal()
>  {
>   var a1 = document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>');
>   document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>').Text = "hello";
>   return false;
>  }

I don't know any DHTML element that would have Text property. View the 
source of the HTML page as seen on the client, figure out what HTML 
element corresponds to your label, check DHTML reference to see how to 
change the text of this element. It might be value property, or 
innerText.
-- 
With best wishes,
    Igor Tandetnik 

Dear Friend
   The Code can be written in the following way.

function faisal()
 {
  var a1 = document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>');
  document.getElementById('<%= Label1.ClientID %>').value = "hello";
  return false;
 }


In the Above i used 'value' This will work fine.