ASP.NET AlternateText Property

Complete Image Control Reference

Definition and Usage

The AlternateText property is used to set or return the alternate text of an image.

This property specifies the text to display if the image is not available.

The alternate text displays as a ToolTip if your browser supports it (Internet Explorer)

Syntax

<asp:Image AlternateText="text" runat="server" />

Example

The following example sets the AlternateText for an Image control:

<form runat="server">
<asp:Image id="Img1" ImageUrl="img.gif"
runat="server" AlternateText="Image Text" />
</form>

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Set the alternate text for an image(image does not exist)

Complete Image Control Reference

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