InputExtensions.TextBox Method (HtmlHelper, String, Object)

Returns a text input element by using the specified HTML helper, the name of the form field, and the value.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc.Html
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function TextBox ( _
    htmlHelper As HtmlHelper, _
    name As String, _
    value As Object _
) As MvcHtmlString
public static MvcHtmlString TextBox(
    this HtmlHelper htmlHelper,
    string name,
    Object value
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static MvcHtmlString^ TextBox(
    HtmlHelper^ htmlHelper, 
    String^ name, 
    Object^ value
)

Parameters

  • value
    Type: System.Object
    The value of the text input element. If this value is null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), the value of the element is retrieved from the ViewDataDictionary object. If no value exists there, the value is retrieved from the ModelStateDictionary object.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString
An input element whose type attribute is set to "text".

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

The difference between calling the TextBox method and using an input element is that the TextBox method is designed to make it easy to bind to view data or model data.

See Also

Reference

InputExtensions Class

TextBox Overload

System.Web.Mvc.Html Namespace