Accessing .cs variable from .ASPX page

[robertfah]

I need to access a variable from my code behind in the .aspx page and it's not working. Here's what I'm trying:

.aspx page - RequiredFieldValidator

<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvEditWebLogin" runat="server" 
                                        ControlToValidate="txtWebLogin" Display="None" ErrorMessage="<%= LoginRequired %>"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

and here is the public field in the code behind:

    public string LoginRequired
    {
        get { return "Error, please try again"; }
    }

When I run it, I don't get anything in the validation summary control, it just appears blank. I have tested it with the string value in the control and verified that it works so it's not a matter of the control not being setup correctly.

Any ideas?

 

[robertfah]

BTW, I meant to mention that txtWebLogin AND the RequiredFieldValidator are in an EditTemplate of a gridview.

 

[jbenson001]

Why do it this way? Just set the ErrorMessage property in the codebehind.