HtmlHelper.ListBox Method (String, IEnumerable<SelectListItem>, Object)
Returns an HTML list box control that has the specified name and custom attributes defined by an attribute object, and that contains the specified list items.
Namespace: System.Web.WebPages.Html
Assembly: System.Web.WebPages (in System.Web.WebPages.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function ListBox ( _
name As String, _
selectList As IEnumerable(Of SelectListItem), _
htmlAttributes As Object _
) As IHtmlString
'Usage
Dim instance As HtmlHelper
Dim name As String
Dim selectList As IEnumerable(Of SelectListItem)
Dim htmlAttributes As Object
Dim returnValue As IHtmlString
returnValue = instance.ListBox(name, selectList, _
htmlAttributes)
public IHtmlString ListBox(
string name,
IEnumerable<SelectListItem> selectList,
Object htmlAttributes
)
public:
IHtmlString^ ListBox(
String^ name,
IEnumerable<SelectListItem^>^ selectList,
Object^ htmlAttributes
)
member ListBox :
name:string *
selectList:IEnumerable<SelectListItem> *
htmlAttributes:Object -> IHtmlString
public function ListBox(
name : String,
selectList : IEnumerable<SelectListItem>,
htmlAttributes : Object
) : IHtmlString
Parameters
- name
Type: System.String
The value to assign to the name attribute of the HTML select element.
- selectList
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<SelectListItem>
A list of SelectListItem instances that are used to populate the list.
- htmlAttributes
Type: System.Object
An object that contains custom attributes for the element. The attribute names and values are retrieved through reflection by examining the properties of the object.
Return Value
Type: System.Web.IHtmlString
The HTML markup that represents the list box control.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | name is null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or empty. |
Remarks
The returned markup consists of an HTML select element in the following form:
<select name="name" multiple="multiple" ...htmlAttributes...>
<option value="selectList[0].Value">selectList[0].Text</option>
<option value="selectList[1].Value">selectList[1].Text</option>
...
</select>