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TextBox.TextMode Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the behavior mode (such as, single-line, multiline, or password) of the TextBox control.

C# 
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBoxMode TextMode { get; set; }
C# 
[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public virtual System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBoxMode TextMode { get; set; }

Property Value

TextBoxMode

One of the TextBoxMode enumeration values. The default value is SingleLine.

Attributes
ThemeableAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The specified mode is not one of the TextBoxMode enumeration values.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TextMode property to specify a multiline text box.

Important

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

ASP.NET (C#) 
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > 

<head>
    <title> MultiLine TextBox Example </title>
<script runat="server">

      protected void SubmitButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         
         Message.Text = "Thank you for your comment: <br />" + Comment.Text;

      }

      protected void Check_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         
         Comment.Wrap = WrapCheckBox.Checked;
         Comment.ReadOnly = ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked;

      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3> MultiLine TextBox Example </h3>

      
      Please enter a comment and click the submit button. 

      <br /><br /> 
            
      <asp:TextBox ID="Comment"
           TextMode="MultiLine"
           Columns="50"
           Rows="5"
           runat="server"/>

      <br />

      <asp:RequiredFieldValidator
           ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
           ControlToValidate="Comment"
           ErrorMessage="Please enter a comment.<br />"
           Display="Dynamic"
           runat="server"/>                         

      <asp:CheckBox ID="WrapCheckBox"
           Text="Wrap Text"
           Checked="True"
           AutoPostBack="True"
           OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change"
           runat="server"/>

        

      <asp:CheckBox ID="ReadOnlyCheckBox"
           Text="ReadOnly"
           Checked="False"
           AutoPostBack="True"
           OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change"
           runat="server"/>

        

      <asp:Button ID="SubmitButton"
           Text="Submit"
           OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
           runat="server"/>

      <hr />

      <asp:Label ID="Message"
           runat="server"/>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the TextMode property to specify how a TextBox control is displayed. Three common options are single-line, multiline, or password text box.

When the TextBox control is in multiline mode, you can control the number of rows displayed by setting the Rows property. You can also specify whether the text should wrap by setting the Wrap property.

If the TextBox control is in password mode, all characters entered in the control are masked.

This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also