why is asp:requiredfieldvalidator leaving a gap?

[kaptainobvious]

Hi, first post! I searched the web and cannot find a reason or solution for this....

i want the validator to appear under the form field (text box) so i use code like this:

<br /><asp:RequiredFieldValidator class="note" ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Status is Required"
ControlToValidate="txtStatus" Display="Dynamic" ValidationGroup="ApprovedDeniedGroup">
</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>


maybe 70% of the time, it works fine, but the other 30% of the time, there is a large gap left between the field and the text. I cannot figure out why.

 

[ca8msm]

Set the Display property to Dynamic on the Validator control.

Mark,

Darlington Web Design
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[kaptainobvious]

it is set to dynamic as you can see in the code.

 

[ca8msm]

Sorry, missed that. Please supply the HTML and CSS from the rendered page when you see the gap.

Mark,

Darlington Web Design
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[adamroof]

Not sure if its the same, but i think i had a similar issue, couldn't figure it out completely, but my workaround was to actually put the html inside the error message

ErrorMessage="Status is Required"
to
ErrorMessage="<br/>Status is Required"

(and remove the <br/> in front of your asp:RequiredFieldValidator)