Getting Started with the Telerik WebForms Label

This article describes a sample scenario where RadLabel is used with a RadDatePicker control.

1. Add a RadLabel control to the page.

   <telerik:RadLabel runat="server" ID="RadLabel1" Text="sample text">
   </telerik:RadLabel>
   

2. Next, place a RadDatePicker control on the page.

   <telerik:RadDatePicker RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadDatePicker1">
   </telerik:RadDatePicker>
   

3. Set the AssociatedControlID property of RadLabel to be the same as the ID of the RadDatePicker. After that when you click on the Label the DateInput will be focused.

   <telerik:RadLabel runat="server" ID="RadLabel1" Text="sample text" AssociatedControlID="RadDatePicker1">
   </telerik:RadLabel>
   

4. Optional If you prefer the label to be on a different line you can add a <br> element after the label.

   <telerik:RadLabel runat="server" ID="RadLabel1" Text="sample text" AssociatedControlID="RadDatePicker1">
   </telerik:RadLabel>
   <br />
   

5. Optional In addition you can use an image instead of text for the label. To do this you should place an image inside the RadLabel tags.

   <telerik:RadLabel runat="server" ID="RadLabel1" AssociatedControlID="RadDatePicker1">
   <img src="/images/myImage.png" alt="" />
   </telerik:RadLabel>
   <br />
   

6. The complete markup looks like below:

   <telerik:RadLabel runat="server" ID="RadLabel1" AssociatedControlID="RadDatePicker1">
   <img src="/images/myImage.png" alt="" />
   </telerik:RadLabel>
   <br />
   <telerik:RadDatePicker RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadDatePicker1"></telerik:RadDatePicker>